2012
The Mechanism of Pre-transfer Editing in Yeast Mitochondrial Threonyl-tRNA Synthetase*
Ling J, Peterson KM, Simonović I, Söll D, Simonović M. The Mechanism of Pre-transfer Editing in Yeast Mitochondrial Threonyl-tRNA Synthetase*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2012, 287: 28518-28525. PMID: 22773845, PMCID: PMC3436575, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.372920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-transfer editingThreonyl-tRNA synthetaseHydrolytic water moleculeFundamental biological processesNormal cellular functionAminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesPost-transfer editingPost-transfer editing activityTranslational fidelityAminoacylation siteCellular functionsAminoacylation active siteBiological processesMST1Conformational changesEditing activitySeryl adenylateAmino acidsSpecialized domainsEditingSerineSites 100SynthetaseActive siteAdenylate
1993
Identification of a 100‐kDa protein associated with nuclear ribonuclease P activity in Schizosaccharomyces pombe
ZIMMERLY S, DRAINAS D, SYLVERS L, Dieter S. Identification of a 100‐kDa protein associated with nuclear ribonuclease P activity in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. The FEBS Journal 1993, 217: 501-507. PMID: 8223594, DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1993.tb18270.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombeYeast Schizosaccharomyces pombeGlycerol gradient fractionationCross-linking experimentsPrecursor tRNAsSchizosaccharomyces pombeRibonuclease PProtein interactsRNA componentProtein componentsP activityRibonuclease P activityApparent homogeneityDEAE-cellulose chromatographyPhosphocellulose chromatographySpecific fashionProteinSPL1-1, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutation affecting tRNA splicing
Kolman C, Söll D. SPL1-1, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutation affecting tRNA splicing. Journal Of Bacteriology 1993, 175: 1433-1442. PMID: 8444805, PMCID: PMC193230, DOI: 10.1128/jb.175.5.1433-1442.1993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceBlotting, NorthernIntronsMolecular Sequence DataMutationNucleic Acid ConformationRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA SplicingRNA, FungalRNA, TransferSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSequence Homology, Amino AcidSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidTranscription, GeneticConceptsTRNA genesSaccharomyces cerevisiae genesMature suppressor tRNASuppressor tRNA geneOpen reading frameSaccharomyces cerevisiae mutationsCerevisiae genesTRNA splicingSuppression phenotypeTRNA processingChromosome IIIGenetic approachesSuppressor tRNAReading frameGenetic analysisNorthern analysisMutant selectionMutantsNonsense mutationGenesMutationsLEU2Cell levelIncreased synthesisNFS1
1990
The RNA component of RNase P in Schizosaccharomyces species
Zimmerly S, Gamulin V, Burkard U, Söll D. The RNA component of RNase P in Schizosaccharomyces species. FEBS Letters 1990, 271: 189-193. PMID: 2226803, DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(90)80403-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchizosaccharomyces speciesS. pombeS. octosporusFission yeast SchizosaccharomycesSecondary structure modelComparative structural informationYeast SchizosaccharomycesGenes divergeRNase PRelated organismsSingle geneRNA componentNorthern analysisK RNAGenesS. japonicusSpeciesPombeOctosporusRNAStructural informationSequenceSchizosaccharomycesCopurifiesCloning
1989
Structure of E. coli Glutaminyl-tRNA Synthetase Complexed with tRNAGln and ATP at 2.8 Å Resolution
Rould M, Perona J, Söll D, Steitz T. Structure of E. coli Glutaminyl-tRNA Synthetase Complexed with tRNAGln and ATP at 2.8 Å Resolution. Science 1989, 246: 1135-1142. PMID: 2479982, DOI: 10.1126/science.2479982.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAmino Acyl-tRNA SynthetasesAnticodonBase CompositionBase SequenceBinding SitesBiological EvolutionChemical PhenomenaChemistry, PhysicalCrystallizationEscherichia coliMolecular Sequence DataMolecular StructureNucleic Acid ConformationRNA, BacterialRNA, FungalRNA, Transfer, Amino Acid-SpecificRNA, Transfer, GlnX-Ray DiffractionMultiple Mutations of the First Gene of a Dimeric tRNA Gene Abolish in Vitro tRNA Gene Transcription
Nichols M, Bell J, Klekamp M, Weil P, Söll D. Multiple Mutations of the First Gene of a Dimeric tRNA Gene Abolish in Vitro tRNA Gene Transcription. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1989, 264: 17084-17090. PMID: 2676999, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)71462-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCloning, MolecularEndopeptidasesMutationPromoter Regions, GeneticRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidRNA Polymerase IIIRNA, FungalRNA, TransferRNA, Transfer, MetRNA, Transfer, SerSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSchizosaccharomycesTranscription Factor TFIIIBTranscription FactorsTranscription Factors, TFIIITranscription, GeneticConceptsMethionine tRNA geneTRNA genesGene transcriptionInitiator methionine tRNA geneRNA polymerase III systemRNA polymerase III transcriptionMutant tRNA genesTRNA gene transcriptionAdditional protein factorsSerine tRNA genePolymerase III transcriptionRNA polymerase IIIICR sequenceTranscription regulationTRNA locusFirst geneExpression initiatesProtein factorsTranscription studiesPolymerase IIINucleotides 8Gene promoterDetectable transcriptsTranscriptionGenesSubstrate structural requirements of Schizosaccharomyces pombe RNase P
Drainas D, Zimmerly S, Willis I, Söll D. Substrate structural requirements of Schizosaccharomyces pombe RNase P. FEBS Letters 1989, 251: 84-88. PMID: 2666172, DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(89)81433-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
Two RNA species co‐purify with RNase P from the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Krupp G, Cherayil B, Frendewey D, Nishikawa S, Söll D. Two RNA species co‐purify with RNase P from the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. The EMBO Journal 1986, 5: 1697-1703. PMID: 3743551, PMCID: PMC1166996, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1986.tb04413.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsM1 RNARNA speciesK RNASecondary structureFission yeast SchizosaccharomycesRNase P activityYeast genomic DNALimited sequence homologyYeast SchizosaccharomycesHaploid genomeSchizosaccharomyces pombeRNase PSingle copySouthern analysisSequence homologyGenomic DNAP activityRNAEscherichia coliHairpin loopSame basic organizationEnzyme activityBasic organizationInactivation experimentsSpeciesInactivation of nonsense suppressor transfer RNA genes in Schizosaccharomyces pombe Intergenic conversion and hot spots of mutation
Heyer W, Münz P, Amstutz H, Aebi R, Gysler C, Schuchert P, Szankasi P, Leupold U, Kohli J, Gamulin V, Söll D. Inactivation of nonsense suppressor transfer RNA genes in Schizosaccharomyces pombe Intergenic conversion and hot spots of mutation. Journal Of Molecular Biology 1986, 188: 343-353. PMID: 3735426, DOI: 10.1016/0022-2836(86)90159-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTRNA genesSuppressor tRNA geneIntergenic conversionDNA sequencesTransfer RNA genesYeast Schizosaccharomyces pombeSerine tRNA geneCrosses of strainsSame molecular mechanismsConcerted evolutionRNA genesProgeny sporesSchizosaccharomyces pombeAllelic conversionDifferent chromosomesConversion eventsIntron sequencesSequence transferMolecular mechanismsMutation hot spotsSpontaneous mutationsVegetative cellsGenesPoint mutationsSuppressor activity
1985
Dimeric tRNA gene arrangement in Schizosaccharomyces pombe allows increased expression of the downstream gene
Hottinger-Werlen A, Schaack J, Lapointe J, Mao J, Nichols M, Söll D. Dimeric tRNA gene arrangement in Schizosaccharomyces pombe allows increased expression of the downstream gene. Nucleic Acids Research 1985, 13: 8739-8747. PMID: 3936021, PMCID: PMC318948, DOI: 10.1093/nar/13.24.8739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTRNASer geneS. pombe genesDimeric arrangementPombe geneTRNA genesGene arrangementSchizosaccharomyces pombeSpecies genesMinor genesTranscription factorsDownstream genesTranscriptional efficiencyCompetitive abilityGenesMinor speciesMajor speciesSpeciesDimeric structureEfficient productionExpressionSchizosaccharomycesPombeTRNASerSaccharomycesSequence
1984
The Schizosaccharomyces pombe sup3‐i suppressor recognizes ochre, but not amber codons in vitro and in vivo.
Hottinger H, Stadelmann B, Pearson D, Frendewey D, Kohli J, Söll D. The Schizosaccharomyces pombe sup3‐i suppressor recognizes ochre, but not amber codons in vitro and in vivo. The EMBO Journal 1984, 3: 423-428. PMID: 6370683, PMCID: PMC557361, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1984.tb01823.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombeYeast Schizosaccharomyces pombeUGA termination codonVitro translation assaysReadthrough productS. pombeSchizosaccharomyces pombeNonsense mutantsTermination signalOchre suppressorUGA suppressionTranslation assaysAmber codonTermination codonGlobin mRNASup3PombeT substitutionCodonSuppressorPlasmid DNASchizosaccharomycesMutantsVivoAnticodonInterallelic and intergenic conversion in three serine tRNA genes of Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Kohli J, Munz P, Aebi R, Amstutz H, Gysler C, Heyer W, Lehmann L, Schuchert P, Szankasi P, Thuriaux P, Leupold U, Bell J, Gamulin V, Hottinger H, Pearson D, Soll D. Interallelic and intergenic conversion in three serine tRNA genes of Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia On Quantitative Biology 1984, 49: 31-40. PMID: 6597758, DOI: 10.1101/sqb.1984.049.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1980
Dimeric transfer RNA precursors in S. pombe
Mao J, Schmidt O, Söll D. Dimeric transfer RNA precursors in S. pombe. Cell 1980, 21: 509-516. PMID: 7407924, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(80)90488-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTRNA genesNucleotide intronRNA precursorsDNA fragmentsNuclear extractsNucleotide spacerPrimary transcription productTransfer RNA precursorsNucleotide leader sequenceS. pombeTRNA sequencesTrailer sequencesRNA initiationLeader sequenceTRNA moleculesTranscription productsEnzymatic stepsSequence analysisRNA analysisXenopus oocytesGenesEndonuclease cleavageIntronsTerminusSequence