title: Control of mRNA stability during development of Dictyostelium discoideum.
abstract: A large group of mRNA species (which are mainly pre-spore specific) accumulate only after the formation of multicellular aggregates. They are transcribed at a constant rate from the beginning of development and their accumulation is controlled by a 10-20-fold increase in their stability. This mRNA stabilization is dependent upon multicellularity. When aggregates are dispersed, the mRNAs are destabilized; if cells are allowed to reaggregate, the destabilization is reversed. Destabilization is not due to a selective exclusion of mRNA from polyribosomes, but is a primary control event. It does not require synthesis of new RNA or protein, but it may require an interaction between ribosome and the 5'-end of mRNA molecules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Biology and Chemistry, University of Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mangiarotti
mesh_terms: D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D004023:Dictyostelium / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development*; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D007700:Kinetics; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000242:Cyclic AMP