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. 1982 Jun;79(12):3789–3793. doi: 10.1073/pnas.79.12.3789

Stimulation of Xenopus oocyte protein synthesis by microinjected adenovirus RNA.

J D Richter, N C Jones, L D Smith
PMCID: PMC346513  PMID: 6954522

Abstract

The ability of injected heterologous mRNAs to compete with endogenous mRNAs in Xenopus oocytes was assayed. In confirmation of previous reports, globin mRNA translation in oocytes results in a concomitant decrease in endogenous protein synthesis. In contrast, injection of adenovirus 5 mRNA into the oocyte results in a stimulation of endogenous protein synthesis. The stimulation is dose dependent and does not require nuclear transcription in the oocyte. Preliminary mapping data suggest that the stimulatory RNA is a product of one of the viral immediate early genes.

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