## Abstract DNA polymerase activity was measured in mouse embryos at stages before implantation to determine whether it increases in proportion to the amount of DNA synthesis, as it does in populations of differentiated mammalian cells, or remains constant, as it does in early sea urchin embryos. T
Poly (A)·oligo (dT)-stimulated DNA polymerase activity in preimplantation mouse embryos
✍ Scribed by Kiessling, Ann A. ;Weitlauf, Harry M.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 362 KB
- Volume
- 215
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-104X
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
DNA polymerase activity with Poly (A)·oligo(dT) as a template‐primer has been found in preimplantation mouse embryos. A sharp increase in enzyme activity was observed at the time of formation of inner cell mass (ICM) and trophoblast cells. Differential inhibition of enzyme activity before and after ICM formation raised the possibility that more than one Poly(A)·oligo(dT)‐directed DNA polymerase was detected.
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