Translational control in development: A perspective

A conserved AU sequence from the 3′ untranslated region of GM-CSF mRNA mediates selective mRNA degradation

1986 • 4,200 citations

Gene Activity in Early Development

1968 • 1,725 citations

A maternal mRNA localized to the vegetal hemisphere in xenopus eggs codes for a growth factor related to TGF-β

1987 • 747 citations

Identification and cloning of localized maternal RNAs from xenopus eggs

1985 • 464 citations

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

1989 • 412 citations

Cytoplasmic regulation of mRNA function: The importance of the 3′ untranslated region

1993 • 391 citations

A correlation of thyroid hormone receptor gene expression with amphibian metamorphosis.

1990 • 388 citations

A two-step model for the localization of maternal mRNA in Xenopus oocytes: Involvement of microtubules and microfilaments in the translocation and anchoring of Vg1 mRNA

1990 • 388 citations

The novel mechanism of initiation of picornavirus RNA translation

1990 • 368 citations

Translocation of a localized maternal mRNA to the vegetal pole of Xenopus oocytes

1987 • 346 citations

Poly(A) addition during maturation of frog oocytes: distinct nuclear and cytoplasmic activities and regulation by the sequence UUUUUAU.

1989 • 332 citations

Effects of actinomycin D on macromolecule synthesis and early development in sea urchin eggs

1963 • 280 citations

Vegetal Messenger RNA Localization Directed by a 340-nt RNA Sequence Element in Xenopus Oocytes

1992 • 268 citations

Regulated polyadenylation controls mRNA translation during meiotic maturation of mouse oocytes.

1989 • 248 citations

Transient translational silencing by reversible mRNA deadenylation

1992 • 239 citations

Chapter 1 On “Masked” Forms of Messenger Rna in Early Embryogenesis and in Other Differentiating Systems

1966 • 221 citations

Sequence analysis of cytoplasmic mRNA-binding proteins of Xenopus oocytes identifies a family of RNA-binding proteins.

1992 • 204 citations

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

1983 • 190 citations

PARTHENOGENETIC MEROGONY OR CLEAVAGE WITHOUT NUCLEI IN ARBACIA PUNCTULATA

1936 • 185 citations

Activation of protein biosynthesis in non-nucleate fragments of sea urchin eggs

1964 • 173 citations

Deadenylation of maternal mRNAs during Xenopus oocyte maturation does not require specific cis-sequences: a default mechanism for translational control.

1990 • 152 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

Reversible inhibition of translation by Xenopus oocyte-specific proteins

1984 • 139 citations

A test for masked message: The template activity of messenger ribonucleoprotein particles isolated from sea urchin eggs

1978 • 130 citations

Poly(A) removal during oocyte maturation: a default reaction selectively prevented by specific sequences in the 3' UTR of certain maternal mRNAs.

1990 • 128 citations

Protein synthesis in oocytes of xenopus laevis is not regulated by the supply of messenger RNA

1977 • 117 citations

An investigation of the capacity for cleavage and differentiation in Rana pipiens eggs lacking “functional” chromosomes

1951 • 116 citations

Identification in Xenopus laevis of a Class of Oocyte‐Specific Proteins Bound to Messenger RNA

1981 • 108 citations

Translational inactivation of ribosomal protein mRNAs during Xenopus oocyte maturation.

1988 • 106 citations

Isolation of novel murine maternal mRNAs regulated by cytoplasmic polyadenylation.

1992 • 105 citations

Amino acid incorporation into proteins of nucleate and anucleate fragments of sea urchin eggs: Effect of parthenogenetic activation

1963 • 104 citations

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

1985 • 89 citations

More mog genes that influence the switch from spermatogenesis to oogenesis in the hermaphrodite germ line of Caenorhabditis elegans

1993 • 88 citations

A 69-kDa RNA-binding protein from Xenopus oocytes recognizes a common motif in two vegetally localized maternal mRNAs.

1992 • 88 citations

Mobilization of specific maternal RNA species into polysomes after fertilization in Xenopus laevis.

1985 • 86 citations

Endonucleolytic cleavage of a maternal homeo box mRNA in Xenopus oocytes.

1990 • 75 citations

Developmentally regulated RNA binding proteins during oogenesis in Xenopus laevis.

1983 • 66 citations

Stability of Maternal mRNA in Xenopus Embryos: Role of Transcription and Translation

1990 • 65 citations

Messenger ribonucleoprotein particles in unfertilized sea urchin eggs

1978 • 60 citations

Protein kinase activity associated with stored messenger ribonucleoprotein particles of Xenopus oocytes.

1988 • 57 citations

Stability of maternal mRNA in Xenopus embryos: role of transcription and translation.

1990 • 53 citations

Eukaryotic initiation factor 4A stimulates translation in microinjected Xenopus oocytes

1987 • 44 citations

Control of Translation in Adenovirus-Infected Cells

1990 • 35 citations

Gene regulation in Drosophila spermatogenesis: Analysis of protein binding at the translational control element TCE

1993 • 34 citations

Dual roles for transcription and translation factors in the RNA storage particles of Xenopus oocytes

1993 • 34 citations

Maturation hormone induced an increase in the translational activity of starfish oocytes coincident with the phosphorylation of the mRNA cap binding protein, eIF‐4E, and the activation of several kinases

1993 • 24 citations

Regulated polyadenylation of clam maternal mRNAs in vitro

1993 • 21 citations

Mechanism of action of developmentally regulated sea urchin inhibitor of eIF‐4

1993 • 20 citations

Sequence analysis of translationally controlled maternal mRNAs from Urechis caupo

1993 • 15 citations

Expression of elongation factor 1α (EF‐1α) and 1βγ (EF‐1βγ) are uncoupled in early Xenopus embryos

1993 • 7 citations

Tubulin mRNA instability and stabilization by protein synthesis inhibitors are reproducible in nontranslating extracts from Chlamydomonas

1993 • 6 citations