1994
Glutamyl‐tRNA as an Intermediate in Glutamate Conversions
Verkamp E, Kumar A, Lloyd A, Martins O, Stange‐Thomann N, Söll D. Glutamyl‐tRNA as an Intermediate in Glutamate Conversions. 1994, 545-550. DOI: 10.1128/9781555818333.ch27.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNumber of reactionsPorphyrin ringInitial precursorSynthesis of selenocysteineReactionAmino acidsPhotosynthetic reactionsIntermediatesCompoundsChain formationConversionPrecursorsAcidFormationPorphyrinsFirst conversionHemeSynthesisMoleculesGlu-tRNATransamidationConversion of glutamateGlutamyl-tRNARingSelenocysteine
1988
Formation of the chlorophyll precursor delta-aminolevulinic acid in cyanobacteria requires aminoacylation of a tRNAGlu species
O'Neill G, Peterson D, Schön A, Chen M, Söll D. Formation of the chlorophyll precursor delta-aminolevulinic acid in cyanobacteria requires aminoacylation of a tRNAGlu species. Journal Of Bacteriology 1988, 170: 3810-3816. PMID: 2900830, PMCID: PMC211375, DOI: 10.1128/jb.170.9.3810-3816.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrecursor delta-aminolevulinic acidHigher plantsUnicellular cyanobacterium Synechocystis spGlutamate-1-semialdehyde aminotransferaseCell extractsCyanobacterium Synechocystis spDelta-aminolevulinic acidSouthern blot analysisIdentical primary sequencesSynechocystis spNucleotide modificationsConversion of glutamateGene copiesALA synthesisPrimary sequenceSequence specificityTerminal enzymePolyacrylamide gel electrophoresisChloroplastsEuglena gracilisEscherichia coliSpeciesBlot analysisTRNAGel electrophoresisProtein biosynthesis in organelles requires misaminoacylation of tRNA
Schön A, Kannangara C, Cough S, SÖll D. Protein biosynthesis in organelles requires misaminoacylation of tRNA. Nature 1988, 331: 187-190. PMID: 3340166, DOI: 10.1038/331187a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein biosynthesisOrigin of organellesCrude chloroplast extractAnimal mitochondriaRNA involvementSpecific amidotransferaseTRNA speciesConversion of glutamateBarley chloroplastsChloroplast extractsProtein synthesisTRNAOrganellesSpeciesChloroplastsAminoacylation studiesBiosynthesisAmide donorGlutamineGlnCyanobacteriaAmidotransferaseMisaminoacylationMitochondriaOrganisms