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Translational Control by Polyadenylation During Early Development

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Cytoplasmic fate of messenger RNA

Part of the book series: Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology ((PMSB,volume 18))

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The basic molecular mechanisms that control gene expression are the same in germ cells and somatic cells. One of the peculiarities of early development, however, is that the crossing of certain checkpoints is associated with changes in the principal mode of control of gene expression. Hence, during early development specific, modes of gene regulation acquire a particular importance whereas in somatic cells they appear more as part of an ensemble.

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Osborne, H.B., Richter, J.D. (1997). Translational Control by Polyadenylation During Early Development. In: Jeanteur, P. (eds) Cytoplasmic fate of messenger RNA. Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60471-3_8

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