Abstract
A EED pseudogene transcript (psXEED) has been isolated from the cDNA pool of Xenopus laevis. The open reading frame of psXEED was interrupted with a 40 bp insertion. Its untranslated region was identical with that of the functional XEED. Furthermore, the EED pseudogene was organized as a processed pseudogene in the genomic level. Interestingly, the EED pseudogene was transcribed both maternally and zygotically throughout embryogenesis.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Animals
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Base Sequence
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DNA, Complementary
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Embryo, Nonmammalian / metabolism
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Embryonic Development
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Polycomb-Group Proteins
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Pseudogenes*
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Repressor Proteins / genetics*
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
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Xenopus / embryology
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Xenopus / genetics*
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Xenopus Proteins*
Substances
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DNA, Complementary
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EED protein, Xenopus
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Polycomb-Group Proteins
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Repressor Proteins
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Xenopus Proteins