Molecular Biology of Egg MaturationRuth Porter, Julie Whelan Poly(A) RNA of the egg cytoplasm: structural resemblance to the nuclear RNA of somatic cells; Induction of chromosome replication during maturation of amphibian oocytes; Retroviruses and mouse embryos: a model system in which to study gene expression in development and differentiation; The regulation of yolk protein gene expression in Drosophila melanogaster; Higher-order structural determinants for expression of the ovalbumin gene family; Hormonal regulation and expression of vitellogenin multigene family; Vitamin carrier proteins during embryonic development in birds and mammals; Steroid and peptide control mechanisms in membrane of Xenopus laevis oocytes resuming meiotic division; Nature and action of the mediators inducing maturation of the starfish oocyte; Somatic control of protein synthesis in mammalian oocytes during maturation; The legacy from the oocyte and its role in controlling early development of the mouse embryo; The oocyte as an endocytic cell; The oocyte as a secretory cell; The molecular basis of sperm-egg interaction in the sea urchin. |
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J R TATA Chairman Introduction | 1 |
E H DAVIDSON Division of Biology 15629 California Institute | 6 |
Discussion | 17 |
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