2006
A Molecular Tunnel Required for Cooperation of an Asparaginase and a Glu‐tRNAGln Kinase in Gln‐tRNA Formation
Sheppard K, Feng L, Oshikane H, Nakamura Y, Fukai S, Nureki O, Söll D. A Molecular Tunnel Required for Cooperation of an Asparaginase and a Glu‐tRNAGln Kinase in Gln‐tRNA Formation. The FASEB Journal 2006, 20: a503-a503. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.20.4.a503-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlu-tRNAGlnMolecular tunnelMost prokaryotesCo-crystal structurePresence of ATPGln-tRNAGlnSequence similarityEvolutionary linkHeterodimeric enzymeStructural insightsGatDEGatDEnzyme showEnzymatic analysisKinaseAmide donorCrystal structureActive siteATPGlnGluProkaryotesArchaeaTransamidationTight coupling
1997
Glu-tRNAGln amidotransferase: A novel heterotrimeric enzyme required for correct decoding of glutamine codons during translation
Curnow A, Hong K, Yuan R, Kim S, Martins O, Winkler W, Henkin T, Söll D. Glu-tRNAGln amidotransferase: A novel heterotrimeric enzyme required for correct decoding of glutamine codons during translation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 11819-11826. PMID: 9342321, PMCID: PMC23611, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.22.11819.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscriptional unitsGln-tRNAGlnGram-positive eubacteriaHeterotrimeric enzymeGlu-tRNAGlnTranslational apparatusHeterotrimeric proteinGlutamine codonB. subtilisAmidotransferaseSynthetase activityOnly pathwayEnzymeGlutamylEssential componentArchaeaTransamidationEubacteriaOperonCyanobacteriaGATCOrganellesCodonGenesGATAAminoacyl-tRNA synthesis in Archaea.
Ibba M, Celic I, Curnow A, Kim H, Pelaschier J, Tumbula D, Vothknecht U, Woese C, Söll D. Aminoacyl-tRNA synthesis in Archaea. Nucleic Acids Symposium Series 1997, 305-6. PMID: 9586121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAminoacyl-tRNA synthesisLysyl-tRNA synthetasesGlutaminyl-tRNA synthetasesArchaeon Haloferax volcaniiArchaeal genomesGlu-tRNAAsn-tRNAHaloferax volcaniiNumber of organismsGln-tRNAGenetic studiesArchaeaAsp-tRNASynthetasesAsparaginylCysteinylEukaryaVolcaniiGenomeGlutaminylOrganismsSequencingBacteriaEnzymeTransamidation
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