1988
Yeast RNase P: catalytic activity and substrate binding are separate functions.
Nichols M, Söll D, Willis I. Yeast RNase P: catalytic activity and substrate binding are separate functions. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1988, 85: 1379-1383. PMID: 3278310, PMCID: PMC279774, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.85.5.1379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrecursor tRNAsRNase PSubstrate bindingGel retardationCatalytic functionRibonucleoprotein RNase PDistinct sequence preferencesEnzyme catalytic functionRNase P cleavage siteMature tRNARNase P.Catalytic integrityTRNA precursorsRNA moietyRNA componentSequence preferenceTRNATRNA complexProtein componentsAcceptor stemEnzyme mechanismMaximal cleavageSecond nucleotideCleavage siteEnzyme
1986
Functional complementation between mutations in a yeast suppressor tRNA gene reveals potential for evolution of tRNA sequences.
Willis I, Nichols M, Chisholm V, Söll D, Heyer W, Szankasi P, Amstutz H, Munz P, Kohli J. Functional complementation between mutations in a yeast suppressor tRNA gene reveals potential for evolution of tRNA sequences. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1986, 83: 7860-7864. PMID: 3532123, PMCID: PMC386822, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.83.20.7860.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMutant tRNA precursorS. pombe genesSuppressor tRNA geneNucleotide sequence evolutionRNA processing levelRNase P cleavagePombe geneTRNA genesFunctional complementationComplementation eventsS. pombeCycle of inactivationTRNA sequencesTRNA precursorsSequence evolutionSaccharomyces cerevisiaeS. cerevisiaePombe strainSchizosaccharomyces pombe strainStructural domainsDifferential expressionSuppressor functionP cleavageGenesSuppressor
1985
Mutations preventing expression of sup3 tRNASer nonsense suppressors of Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Pearson D, Willis I, Hottinger H, Bell J, Kumar A, Leupold U, Söll D. Mutations preventing expression of sup3 tRNASer nonsense suppressors of Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1985, 5: 808-815. PMID: 3921825, PMCID: PMC366785, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.5.4.808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTRNA genesSchizosaccharomyces pombeGenomic clone bankEucaryotic tRNA genesTranscription control regionsIdentification of mutationsClone bankTRNA precursorsControl regionNonsense codonGenetic evidenceNonsense suppressorsRevertant allelesTranscriptional efficiencySaccharomyces cerevisiae extractSequence analysisSuppressor locusColony hybridizationMutational hotspotsPoint mutationsCerevisiae extractGenesPombeMutationsSplicingMutations Preventing Expression of sup3 tRNASer Nonsense Suppressors of Schizosaccharomyces pombe
Pearson D, Willis I, Hottinger H, Bell J, Kumar A, Leupold U, Söll D. Mutations Preventing Expression of sup3 tRNASer Nonsense Suppressors of Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1985, 5: 808-815. DOI: 10.1128/mcb.5.4.808-815.1985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTRNA genesGenomic clone bankEucaryotic tRNA genesTranscription control regionsIdentification of mutationsSchizosaccharomyces pombeClone bankTRNA precursorsControl regionNonsense codonGenetic evidenceNonsense suppressorsRevertant allelesTranscriptional efficiencySaccharomyces cerevisiae extractSequence analysisSuppressor locusColony hybridizationMutational hotspotsPoint mutationsCerevisiae extractGenesMutationsSup3SchizosaccharomycesMutations Preventing Expression of sup3 tRNASer Nonsense Suppressors of Schizosaccharomyces pombe
Pearson D, Willis I, Hottinger H, Bell J, Kumar A, Leupold U, Söll D. Mutations Preventing Expression of sup3 tRNASer Nonsense Suppressors of Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1985, 5: 808-815. DOI: 10.1128/mcb.5.4.808-815.1985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSup3-e geneTRNA genesInternal transcriptional control regionSuppression of nonsense codonsGenomic clone bankEucaryotic tRNA genesSaccharomyces cerevisiae extractsTranscriptional control regionIdentification of mutationsSchizosaccharomyces pombeColony hybridizationRevertant allelesTRNA precursorsClone bankNonsense codonSuppressor locusGenetic evidenceSequence analysisControl regionMutational hotspotsTranscription efficiencyPoint mutationsGenesMutationsSup3
1984
Mutations affecting excision of the intron from a eukaryotic dimeric tRNA precursor.
Willis I, Hottinger H, Pearson D, Chisholm V, Leupold U, Söll D. Mutations affecting excision of the intron from a eukaryotic dimeric tRNA precursor. The EMBO Journal 1984, 3: 1573-1580. PMID: 6430697, PMCID: PMC557561, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1984.tb02013.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTRNA precursorsDimeric tRNA precursorSerine tRNA geneEfficiency of splicingPrecursor tRNA processingSingle base changeTRNA genesTRNASer geneTRNA processingGene transcriptionNucleotide sequenceUGA mutationsD-loopMutant geneGenesBase changesExtra armMutationsIntronsTranscriptionVivo systemDimeric precursorSequenceTRNASerSplicing
1982
Genes for tRNA 5Lys from Drosophila melanogaster
DeFranco D, Burke K, Hayashi S, Tener G, Miller R, Söll D. Genes for tRNA 5Lys from Drosophila melanogaster. Nucleic Acids Research 1982, 10: 5799-5808. PMID: 6292853, PMCID: PMC320931, DOI: 10.1093/nar/10.19.5799.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1980
Dimeric tRNA precursors in yeast
Schmidt O, Mao J, Ogden R, Beckmann J, Sakano H, Abelson J, Söll D. Dimeric tRNA precursors in yeast. Nature 1980, 287: 750-752. PMID: 6253814, DOI: 10.1038/287750a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDimeric tRNA precursorTRNA precursorsDNA fragmentsYeast tRNA genesDifferent genomic regionsNucleotide sequence analysisTRNA genesSaccharomyces cerevisiae1Xenopus nucleiGenomic regionsSpecific transcriptionTRNA speciesPrecursor RNARNA precursorsTRNA moleculesGene regionSequence analysisGene configurationEnzyme activityGenesMode of expressionFragmentsTranscriptionYeastTRNAAspIN VITRO TRANSCRIPTION OF CLONED EUKARYOTIC tRNA GENES
Schmidt O, Hovemann B, Silverman S, Yamada H, Mao J, Söll D. IN VITRO TRANSCRIPTION OF CLONED EUKARYOTIC tRNA GENES. 1980, 179-188. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-08-024417-4.50021-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTRNA genesTRNA precursorsEukaryotic tRNA genesYeast tRNA genesRegulatory DNA regionsRNA polymerase IIICorresponding RNA sequencesXenopus germinal vesicleXenopus nuclear extractsPrecursor tRNAsMature tRNADNA regionsPrimary transcriptTRNA biosynthesisPolymerase IIIGene transcriptionDNA sequencesNuclear extractsRNA sequencesSequence analysisTRNAGerminal vesicleGenesTranscriptionSequence
1978
Specific transcription of eukaryotic tRNA genes in Xenopus germinal vesicle extracts.
Schmidt O, Mao J, Silverman S, Hovemann B, Söll D. Specific transcription of eukaryotic tRNA genes in Xenopus germinal vesicle extracts. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1978, 75: 4819-4823. PMID: 105357, PMCID: PMC336212, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.75.10.4819.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGerminal vesicle extractsTRNA genesRNA speciesVesicle extractsEukaryotic gene transcriptionEukaryotic tRNA genesRegulatory DNA regionsPrecursor tRNA moleculesXenopus germinal vesiclePrecursor tRNAsSpecific transcriptionDNA regionsTRNA biosynthesisTRNA precursorsNucleotide modificationsGene transcriptionTRNA moleculesTranscription systemNucleotide analysisTRNAGerminal vesicleGenesTranscriptionTRNALysSpecies