The Xenopus laevis homologue of the 64-kDa subunit of cleavage stimulation factor

被引:5
作者
Barbaux, S
Seery, LT
Schoenberg, DR
Sellar, GC
Whitehead, AS
机构
[1] TRINITY COLL DUBLIN,DEPT GENET,DUBLIN 2,IRELAND
[2] TRINITY COLL DUBLIN,INST BIOTECHNOL,DUBLIN 2,IRELAND
[3] UNIFORMED SERV UNIV HLTH SCI,DEPT PHARMACOL,BETHESDA,MD 20814
来源
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 1996年 / 114卷 / 03期
基金
英国惠康基金;
关键词
cleavage stimulation factor; xenopus development; polyadenylation; RNA processing; RNA binding domains; phosphorylation sites; Xenopus CstF homologue;
D O I
10.1016/0305-0491(96)00023-5
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Cleavage stimulation factor (CstF) is composed of three subunits of 50, 64 and 77 kDa, respectively. We report here the identification of a cDNA clone from Xenopus laevis encoding a homologue of the 64-kDa subunit of human CstF. Comparative sequence analysis reveals that these two proteins are highly conserved with the exception of a unique repeat structure found in the human, but not in the X. laevis, protein. Analysis of expression of this mRNA during X. laevis tadpole development indicates a requirement for this protein throughout all stages of development.
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页码:313 / 315
页数:3
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