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  • Title: Nucleoskeleton and nucleo-cytoplasmic transport in oocytes and early development of Xenopus laevis.
    Author: Rudt F, Firmbach-Kraft I, Petersen M, Pieler T, Stick R.
    Journal: Int J Dev Biol; 1996 Feb; 40(1):273-8. PubMed ID: 8735938.
    Abstract:
    We use amphibian oocytes and eggs as favorite biological systems to study various cell biological phenomena. We have analyzed the role of the zinc finger protein TFIIIA and ribosomal protein L5 in nucleo-cytoplasmic transfer of 5S ribosomal RNA and report on the structural requirements of the 5S RNA for the interaction with TFIIIA. Furthermore, we have used the oocyte/egg system to analyze the kinetics of the posttranslational isoprenylation of oocyte nuclear lamin B3 and its fate during egg maturation. We demonstrate, that isoprenylation of newly synthesized lamins takes place in the oocyte cytoplasm before uptake into the nucleus and show, that the isoprene modifications alone are not sufficient to maintain stable association of lamins with nuclear envelope derived membranes in eggs. Finally, initial results of the identification of cis-acting sequence elements, involved in translational repression of lamin mRNAs in oocytes, are reported.
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