2000
Cysteine Biosynthesis Pathway in the ArchaeonMethanosarcina barkeri Encoded by Acquired Bacterial Genes?
Kitabatake M, So M, Tumbula D, Söll D. Cysteine Biosynthesis Pathway in the ArchaeonMethanosarcina barkeri Encoded by Acquired Bacterial Genes? Journal Of Bacteriology 2000, 182: 143-145. PMID: 10613873, PMCID: PMC94250, DOI: 10.1128/jb.182.1.143-145.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCysteine biosynthesis pathwayCysK geneCysteine biosynthesisBiosynthesis pathwayRecent genome dataOpen reading framePyrococcus sppCysE geneBacterial genesMethanococcus jannaschiiGenome dataArchaeoglobus fulgidusReading frameSulfolobus solfataricusThermoplasma acidophilumCysM geneMethanobacterium thermoautotrophicumGenesBiosynthesisPathwayGreat similaritySame functionCysKOrthologsArchaea
1998
Sequence Divergence of Seryl-tRNA Synthetases in Archaea
Kim H, Vothknecht U, Hedderich R, Celic I, Söll D. Sequence Divergence of Seryl-tRNA Synthetases in Archaea. Journal Of Bacteriology 1998, 180: 6446-6449. PMID: 9851985, PMCID: PMC107743, DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.24.6446-6449.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen reading frameM. thermoautotrophicumRelevant open reading frameSeryl-tRNA synthetasesCys-tRNACysCanonical cysteinyl-tRNA synthetaseGel shift experimentsCysteinyl-tRNA synthetaseN-terminal peptide sequenceEscherichia coli tRNASequence divergenceDirect aminoacylationM. jannaschiiMethanococcus jannaschiiGenomic sequencesReading frameSer geneHomologous tRNAsGenomic dataMethanogenic archaeaMethanobacterium thermoautotrophicumShift experimentsEnzymatic propertiesArchaeaSerine
1997
Archaeal-type lysyl-tRNA synthetase in the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi
Ibba M, Bono J, Rosa P, Söll D. Archaeal-type lysyl-tRNA synthetase in the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 14383-14388. PMID: 9405621, PMCID: PMC24988, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.26.14383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLysyl-tRNA synthetasesLysyl-tRNA synthetaseOpen reading frameReading frameAminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesLyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferiGroup of enzymesLysyl-tRNA synthetase activityAmino acid levelsBacterial pathogen Borrelia burgdorferiArchaeal kingdomHeterologous expressionProtein biosynthesisGenomic sequencesMRNA translationPathogen Borrelia burgdorferiSignificant similarityLysyl-tRNASynthetasesB. burgdorferiBorrelia burgdorferiEscherichia coliEukaryaSpirochete Borrelia burgdorferiPathogenic spirochetesA Euryarchaeal Lysyl-tRNA Synthetase: Resemblance to Class I Synthetases
Ibba M, Morgan S, Curnow A, Pridmore D, Vothknecht U, Gardner W, Lin W, Woese C, Söll D. A Euryarchaeal Lysyl-tRNA Synthetase: Resemblance to Class I Synthetases. Science 1997, 278: 1119-1122. PMID: 9353192, DOI: 10.1126/science.278.5340.1119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClass I aminoacyl-tRNA synthetaseCrenarchaeote Sulfolobus solfataricusDinucleotide-binding domainAminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesAmino acid motifsAmino acid sequenceAminoacyl-tRNA synthetaseLysyl-tRNA synthetaseClass II synthetasesEuryarchaeal genomesUnassigned functionMethanococcus jannaschiiMethanococcus maripaludisLysRS proteinsReading frameSulfolobus solfataricusAcid motifAcid sequenceSuch organismsMethanobacterium thermoautotrophicumLysRSProteinSynthetasesSynthetaseRNA synthetase
1993
SPL1-1, 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
1992
Organization and nucleotide sequence of the glutamine synthetase (glnA) gene from Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus
Ishino Y, Morgenthaler P, Hottinger H, Söll D. Organization and nucleotide sequence of the glutamine synthetase (glnA) gene from Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus. Applied And Environmental Microbiology 1992, 58: 3165-3169. PMID: 1359838, PMCID: PMC183065, DOI: 10.1128/aem.58.9.3165-3169.1992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen reading frameGlnA geneReading frameGlnA gene expressionGlutamine synthetase geneL. delbrueckii subspDNA sequence analysisMaxicell methodLactobacillus delbrueckii subspDelbrueckii subspGlnR geneDeletion strainNegative eubacteriaPositive eubacteriaSynthetase geneExtensive homologyRepressor geneNucleotide sequencePresent upstreamGene expressionBamHI fragmentUnknown functionSequence analysisClostridium acetobutylicumGenesGlutamyl-tRNA reductase from Escherichia coli and Synechocystis 6803. Gene structure and expression.
Verkamp E, Jahn M, Jahn D, Kumar A, Söll D. Glutamyl-tRNA reductase from Escherichia coli and Synechocystis 6803. Gene structure and expression. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1992, 267: 8275-8280. PMID: 1569081, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)42438-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAldehyde OxidoreductasesAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceChromatography, GelCyanobacteriaEscherichia coliGene ExpressionGenes, BacterialGenes, FungalGenetic Complementation TestMolecular Sequence DataOpen Reading FramesPlasmidsRestriction MappingSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidConceptsGlutamyl-tRNA reductaseHemA geneAmino acid sequenceHemA proteinGluTR activitySynechocystis 6803Acid sequenceE. coliGlutamate-1-semialdehyde aminotransferaseHemA gene productEscherichia coliCyanobacterium Synechocystis spOpen reading frameEnterobacterium Escherichia coliDNA sequence analysisFunctional complementationGene structureGlu-tRNAGel filtration experimentsPCC 6803Synechocystis spGlutamyl-tRNAAcid polypeptideReading frameALA formation
1987
Cloning and characterization of the gene coding for cytoplasmic seryl-tRNA synthetase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Weygand-Durasevic I, johnson-Burke D, Söll D. Cloning and characterization of the gene coding for cytoplasmic seryl-tRNA synthetase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Nucleic Acids Research 1987, 15: 1887-1904. PMID: 3031581, PMCID: PMC340606, DOI: 10.1093/nar/15.5.1887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeryl-tRNA synthetaseSingle open reading frameAbundant yeast proteinsGenomic Southern blotsNuclease S1 analysisOpen reading frameTranslation initiation codonAmino acid sequenceKb SalI fragmentNucleotide sequence analysisAT-rich sequencesYeast proteinsStructural geneCodon usageS1 analysisTATA boxInitiation codonReading frameSer geneSalI fragmentAcid sequenceExpression librarySequence analysisRich sequencesSouthern blot