2006
RNA‐Dependent Cysteine Biosynthesis in Archaea
Yuan J, Sauerwald A, Zhu W, Major T, Roy H, Palioura S, Jahn D, Whitman W, Yates J, Ibba M, Söll D. RNA‐Dependent Cysteine Biosynthesis in Archaea. The FASEB Journal 2006, 20: a503-a504. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.20.4.a503-d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCysteine biosynthesisSep-tRNACys-tRNA synthaseCys-tRNACysPhosphoseryl-tRNA synthetaseCysteinyl-tRNA synthetaseCys-tRNAGenetic experimentsSec tRNAMost organismsMethanocaldococcus jannaschiiGenetic codeGenomic analysisEssential enzymeMethanogenic archaeaArchaeaSimilar enzymesO-phosphoserineBiosynthesisOrganismsSynthetaseEnzymePathwaySulfur donorSole route
2005
RNA-Dependent Cysteine Biosynthesis in Archaea
Sauerwald A, Zhu W, Major TA, Roy H, Palioura S, Jahn D, Whitman WB, Yates JR, Ibba M, Söll D. RNA-Dependent Cysteine Biosynthesis in Archaea. Science 2005, 307: 1969-1972. PMID: 15790858, DOI: 10.1126/science.1108329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCysteine biosynthesisSep-tRNAComparative genomic analysisCys-tRNA synthasePhosphoseryl-tRNA synthetaseCys-tRNACysteine auxotrophyMost organismsMethanocaldococcus jannaschiiMethanococcus maripaludisGenetic codeGenomic analysisEssential enzymeO-phosphoserineBiosynthesisRNA synthetaseOrganismsSepRSSynthetasePartial purificationCysteineSole routeArchaeaSepCysSJannaschii
2000
A dual-specificity aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase in the deep-rooted eukaryote Giardia lamblia
Bunjun S, Stathopoulos C, Graham D, Min B, Kitabatake M, Wang A, Wang C, Vivarès C, Weiss L, Söll D. A dual-specificity aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase in the deep-rooted eukaryote Giardia lamblia. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2000, 97: 12997-13002. PMID: 11078517, PMCID: PMC27167, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.230444397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCys-tRNAAminoacyl-tRNA synthetaseProlyl-tRNA synthetasePrimitive eukaryote Giardia lambliaPro geneEukaryote Giardia lambliaNumber of archaeaAlanyl-tRNA synthetasesCysteinyl-tRNA synthetaseE. coli tRNACysS genesM. jannaschiiMethanococcus jannaschiiMost organismsGenomic sequencesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeCysteinyl-tRNAGene productsPro-tRNATRNA synthetaseDual specificityMethanobacterium thermoautotrophicumProtein synthesisEscherichia coliAmino acids