Open AccessHormonal control of meiosis: specificity of the 1-methyladenine receptors in starfish oocytes.
Author(s) -
Marcel Dorée,
P. Galle,
Nelson J. Leonard
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the united states of america
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.011
H-Index - 771
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.73.5.1669
Subject(s) - starfish , meiosis , receptor , biology , asterias , microbiology and biotechnology , oocyte , chemistry , biochemistry , gene , embryo , ecology
The specificity of the 1-methyladenine receptors, which are localized on the cell membrane of starfish oocytes, has been investigated in Marthasterias glacialis and Asterias rubens. Ability of N-1-substituted adenines to trigger the release of meiosis inhibition is conserved, or even increased, when the methyl group is replaced by larger substituent groups.