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Expression of the gene for ribosomal protein L1 in Xenopus embryos: alteration of gene dosage by microinjection.

Istituto di Biologia Cellulare, C.N.R., Roma, Italy.

Abstract

Cloned gene for Xenopus ribosomal protein L1 was injected into fertilized eggs, and its expression was analyzed during the period of embryo development when the mRNAs produced by the endogenous ribosomal protein genes are still silent due to a translational control. The injected genes replicated extensively, and a 10-fold excess of L1 mature transcript accumulated in the embryo. This was accompanied by a small amount of incompletely processed L1 RNA that still contained one out of nine introns, a molecule never observed in normal conditions. The excess mature L1 mRNA was distributed between polysomes and messenger ribonucleoproteins (mRNPs) in the same relative proportion observed in control embryos of the same stage. Therefore, more L1 mRNA was loaded onto polysomes and caused the appearance of L1 protein when this was not yet detectable in control embryos. The results suggest a relationship between the excess amount of L1 protein and the alteration in processing of its transcripts.

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