1991
A retrovirus-like zinc domain is essential for translational repression of bacteriophage T4 gene 32
Shamoo Y, Webster K, Williams K, Konigsberg W. A retrovirus-like zinc domain is essential for translational repression of bacteriophage T4 gene 32. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1991, 266: 7967-7970. PMID: 2022625, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)92923-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZinc-binding subdomainsGene 32 mRNALevel of translationCooperative bindingBacteriophage T4 gene 32Zinc-binding motifDNA-binding proteinsGene 32 proteinRibosome binding siteT4 gene 32Stem-loop structureTranslational repressionVariety of retrovirusesGene 32Pseudoknot sequencesPlant virusesZinc domainUnstructured regionsBacteriophage T4Sequence homologyAutoregulatory regionGp32RNA pseudoknotsEssential roleProtein
1989
Site-specific mutagenesis of T4 gene 32: the role of tyrosine residues in protein-nucleic acid interactions.
Shamoo Y, Ghosaini L, Keating K, Williams K, Sturtevant J, Konigsberg W. Site-specific mutagenesis of T4 gene 32: the role of tyrosine residues in protein-nucleic acid interactions. Biochemistry 1989, 28: 7409-17. PMID: 2684276, DOI: 10.1021/bi00444a039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCalorimetry, Differential ScanningCircular DichroismDNA, Single-StrandedDNA, ViralDNA-Binding ProteinsElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEscherichia coliGene Expression RegulationGenes, ViralMutationNucleic Acid DenaturationPoly dA-dTPoly TProtein DenaturationTemperatureThermodynamicsT-PhagesTrypsinTyrosineViral ProteinsZinc
1986
Cloning of T4 gene 32 and expression of the wild-type protein under lambda promoter PL regulation in Escherichia coli.
Shamoo Y, Adari H, Konigsberg W, Williams K, Chase J. Cloning of T4 gene 32 and expression of the wild-type protein under lambda promoter PL regulation in Escherichia coli. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1986, 83: 8844-8848. PMID: 2947239, PMCID: PMC387029, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.83.23.8844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene 32T4 gene 32Bacteriophage T4 gene 32T4 DNA replicationWild-type proteinWild-type geneHost cell viabilityTranslational regulationCodon TAGDNA replicationNative promoterPromoter PLAutoregulatory regionRich sequencesRestriction fragmentsEscherichia coliTranscriptsCell viabilityProteinRegulationSynthetic oligodeoxynucleotidesDeleterious effectsCloningMutagenesisG32P