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 electrophoresis
1982
19 Nucleotide Modification in RNA
Kline L, Söll D. 19 Nucleotide Modification in RNA. The Enzymes 1982, 15: 567-582. DOI: 10.1016/s1874-6047(08)60291-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRNA base modificationsAnticodon of tRNAComplex nucleotidesNucleotide modificationsAdenosine modificationsEnzymatic modificationRNA chainsBase modificationsEnzymatic stepsAdenosine residuesUracil residuesNucleotidesRNABiochemical evidenceEnzymeModifying groupUracil nucleotidesResiduesGuanine structureFirst positionTRNAAnticodonGeneticsTranscriptsModification
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
1974
New aspects in tRNA biosynthesis
Schäfer K, Söll D. New aspects in tRNA biosynthesis. Biochimie 1974, 56: 795-804. PMID: 4614860, DOI: 10.1016/s0300-9084(74)80500-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1973
Nucleotide Modification In Vitro of the Precursor of Transfer RNATyr of Escherichia coli
Schaefer K, Altman S, Söll D. Nucleotide Modification In Vitro of the Precursor of Transfer RNATyr of Escherichia coli. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1973, 70: 3626-3630. PMID: 4587257, PMCID: PMC427294, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.70.12.3626.Peer-Reviewed Original Research