Maturation of Xenopus laevis oocyte by progesterone requires poly(A) tail elongation of mRNA

Cleavage of Structural Proteins during the Assembly of the Head of Bacteriophage T4

1970 • 253,849 citations

High resolution two-dimensional electrophoresis of proteins.

1975 • 19,515 citations

Measurement of the incorporation of radioactive amino acids into protein by a filter-paper disk method

1961 • 2,062 citations

Oogenesis in Xenopus laevis (Daudin). I. Stages of oocyte development in laboratory maintained animals

1972 • 1,861 citations

Cytoplasmic control of nuclear behavior during meiotic maturation of frog oocytes

1971 • 1,553 citations

A major developmental transition in early xenopus embryos: II. control of the onset of transcription

1982 • 1,065 citations

Purified maturation-promoting factor contains the product of a Xenopus homolog of the fission yeast cell cycle control gene cdc2+

1988 • 885 citations

Dominoes and Clocks: the Union of Two Views of the Cell Cycle

1989 • 750 citations

Removal of poly(A) and consequent degradation of c-fos mRNA facilitated by 3′ AU-rich sequences

1988 • 691 citations

cdc2 is a component of the M phase-specific histone H1 kinase: Evidence for identity with MPF

1988 • 535 citations

Protein incorporation by isolated amphibian oocytes III. Optimum incubation conditions

1973 • 487 citations

Poly(A) elongation during Xenopus oocyte maturation is required for translational recruitment and is mediated by a short sequence element.

1989 • 412 citations

Induction of nuclear envelope breakdown, chromosome condensation, and spindle formation in cell-free extracts.

1985 • 407 citations

Purification of MPF from starfish: Identification as the H1 histone kinase p34cdc2 and a possible mechanism for its periodic activation

1989 • 366 citations

mRNA poly(A) tail, a 3' enhancer of translational initiation.

1990 • 353 citations

The Product of the mos Proto-Oncogene as a Candidate "Initiator" for Oocyte Maturation

1989 • 333 citations

Cyclin is a component of the sea urchin egg M-phase specific histone H1 kinase.

1989 • 308 citations

Effects of cycloheximide on a cytoplasmic factor initiating meiotic maturation in Xenopus oocytes

1975 • 294 citations

Early effect of progesterone on levels of cyclic adenosine 3‘:5‘-monophosphate in Xenopus oocytes.

1979 • 213 citations

Meiotic maturation of mouse oocytes triggers the translation and polyadenylation of dormant tissue-type plasminogen activator mRNA.

1987 • 211 citations

Sequence-specific adenylations and deadenylations accompany changes in the translation of maternal messenger RNA after fertilization of Spisula oocytes

1983 • 190 citations

Role of Hormones in Oocyte Maturation

1974 • 176 citations

Identification of a steroid receptor on the surface of Xenopus oocytes by photoaffinity labeling.

1982 • 174 citations

Antisense RNA Directed Against the 3′ Noncoding Region Prevents Dormant mRNA Activation in Mouse Oocytes

1988 • 174 citations

Ion-exchange thin-layer chromatography

1965 • 172 citations

In the beginning is the end: regulation of poly(A) addition and removal during early development

1990 • 153 citations

Unraveling of mitotic control mechanisms

1988 • 150 citations

Maturation-specific polyadenylation and translational control: diversity of cytoplasmic polyadenylation elements, influence of poly(A) tail size, and formation of stable polyadenylation complexes.

1990 • 144 citations

Protein synthesis during maturation promoting factor- and progesterone-induced maturation in Xenopus oocytes

1982 • 138 citations

Free calcium changes associated with hormone action in amphibian oocytes

1980 • 131 citations

Cyclic nucleotide fluctuations during steroid induced meiotic maturation of frog oocytes

1977 • 131 citations

Tyrosine phosphorylation of p34cdc2 and p42 during meiotic maturation of Xenopus oocyte: Antagonistic action of okadaic acid and 6-DMAP

1991 • 128 citations

Meiotic Maturation in Xenopus laevis Oocytes Initiated by Insulin

1979 • 128 citations

Role of the 3'-poly(A) sequence in translational regulation of mRNAs in Xenopus laevis oocytes.

1988 • 113 citations

Translational inactivation of ribosomal protein mRNAs during Xenopus oocyte maturation.

1988 • 106 citations

Changes in protein synthesis during the development of Xenopus laevis

1979 • 105 citations

A study on the steady-state population of poly(A)+RNA during early development of Xenopus laevis

1980 • 102 citations

Changes in RNA titers and polyadenylation during oogenesis and oocyte maturation in Xenopus laevis

1985 • 89 citations

Primary action of steroid hormone at the surface of amphibian oocyte in the induction of germinal vesicle breakdown

1977 • 89 citations

Behavior of indivdual maternal pA+ RNAs during embryogenesis of Xenopus laevis

1982 • 88 citations

Widespread changes in the translation and adenylation of maternal messenger RNAs following fertilization of Spisula oocytes

1987 • 83 citations

The Effects of 3'-Deoxyadenosine on the Synthesis of Ribonucleic Acid

1965 • 60 citations

A rise in cytosolic calcium is not necessary for maturation of Xenopus laevis oocytes

1987 • 59 citations

Construction of a cloned library of expressed embryonic gene sequences from Xenopus laevis

1980 • 58 citations

Inhibition by cordycepin and 2-deoxyglucose of the incorporation of [32]orthophosphate into the nucleic acids of ehrlich ascites-tumor cells in vitro

1963 • 51 citations

On the mechanism of action in gonadotropic stimulation of oocyte maturation in Xenopus laevis

1972 • 50 citations

Do calcium and calmodulin trigger maturation in amphibian oocytes?

1987 • 29 citations

Effects of cholera toxin and actinomycin on synthesis of [35S]methionine-labeled proteins during progesterone-induced maturation of Xenopus laevis oocytes

1982 • 25 citations

Correlation between tubulin mRNA stability and poly(A) length over the cell cycle of Physarum polycephalum

1988 • 23 citations

Decreased uptake of [³H]leucine during progesterone induced maturation of Xenopus laevis oocytes

1975 • 23 citations

Effects of butyrate upon the metaphase‐specific deacetylation of histone H4

1981 • 16 citations

Modifications in oocyte protein synthesis induced by progesterone in Xenopus laevis

1981 • 15 citations