2005
Gene replacement in Haloarcula marismortui: construction of a strain with two of its three chromosomal rRNA operons deleted
Tu D, Blaha G, Moore PB, Steitz TA. Gene replacement in Haloarcula marismortui: construction of a strain with two of its three chromosomal rRNA operons deleted. Extremophiles 2005, 9: 427-435. PMID: 15970993, DOI: 10.1007/s00792-005-0459-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceBlotting, SouthernChromosome MappingCrystallography, X-RayDNADNA PrimersElectronsEscherichia coli ProteinsGene DeletionGenetic TechniquesHaloarcula marismortuiModels, ChemicalModels, GeneticModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutationOperonPlasmidsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRibosomal ProteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, RibosomalRNA, Ribosomal, 23SRRNA OperonSucroseConceptsRRNA operonsHaloarcula marismortuiChromosomal rRNA operonsLarge ribosomal subunitRibosomal protein L22Wild-type organismsSite-directed mutagenesisAmino acid deletionBacteriorhodopsin geneRrnB operonProtein L22Ribosomal subunitRRNA geneGene replacementOperonWild typeRich mediumAcid deletionSuch mutationsGenesHalobacterium halobiumStructural consequencesMarismortuiAtomic resolutionStrains
2004
The structure of a ribosomal protein S8/spc operon mRNA complex
Merianos HJ, Wang J, Moore PB. The structure of a ribosomal protein S8/spc operon mRNA complex. RNA 2004, 10: 954-964. PMID: 15146079, PMCID: PMC1370587, DOI: 10.1261/rna.7030704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceBinding SitesCrystallography, X-RayEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsGenes, BacterialLigandsMacromolecular SubstancesModels, MolecularNucleic Acid ConformationOperonProtein BiosynthesisRibosomal ProteinsRNA, BacterialRNA, MessengerSpecies SpecificityStatic ElectricityConceptsSpc operon mRNAOperon mRNARibosomal protein cistronsSmall ribosomal subunitRibosomal initiation complexResolution crystal structureProtein synthesis resultsSpc operonAutogenous regulationTranslational repressionInitiation complexOwn mRNARibosomal subunitS8 bindingSequence differencesCistronInternal sequencesMRNAGenesConformational similarityBindingComplexesRetroregulationRRNAsOperon