2018
Transfer RNA function and evolution
O’Donoghue P, Ling J, Söll D. Transfer RNA function and evolution. RNA Biology 2018, 15: 423-426. PMID: 30099966, PMCID: PMC6103721, DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2018.1478942.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
UGA is an additional glycine codon in uncultured SR1 bacteria from the human microbiota
Campbell JH, O’Donoghue P, Campbell AG, Schwientek P, Sczyrba A, Woyke T, Söll D, Podar M. UGA is an additional glycine codon in uncultured SR1 bacteria from the human microbiota. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 5540-5545. PMID: 23509275, PMCID: PMC3619370, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1303090110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrame TGA codonTGA codonGlycine codonHuman microbiotaSingle-cell genome sequencesSmall subunit rRNA sequencesComparative genomic analysisHorizontal gene transferUnique genetic codeGlycyl-tRNA synthetaseHuman Microbiome Project dataStrain-specific variationMost genesSuch taxaBisphosphate carboxylaseGenome sequenceGenetic codeGenomic analysisStriking diversityRRNA sequencesΒ-galactosidase activityGlycine residueStop codonCodonLacZ gene
2001
The renaissance of aminoacyl‐tRNA synthesis
Ibba M, Söll D. The renaissance of aminoacyl‐tRNA synthesis. EMBO Reports 2001, 2: 382-387. PMID: 11375928, PMCID: PMC1083889, DOI: 10.1093/embo-reports/kve095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAminoacyl-tRNA synthesisProtein synthesisRole of tRNAEvolutionary diversityStructural biologyMolecular biologistsUnexpected arrayMolecular biologyNew enzymeDecades of studyAmino acidsEssential processTRNABiologyComplete pictureGenomicsAdaptorBiologistsDiversityEnzymePathwayHigh degreeSynthesisNumerous milestones
2000
AMINOACYL-tRNA SYNTHESIS
Ibba M, Söll D. AMINOACYL-tRNA SYNTHESIS. Annual Review Of Biochemistry 2000, 69: 617-650. PMID: 10966471, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.biochem.69.1.617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAminoacyl-tRNA synthesisAmino acidsAminoacyl-tRNA synthetaseEvolutionary facetsWhole-genome sequencingCorresponding tRNAsGenetic codeGenome sequencingAminoacyl-tRNACorresponding anticodonTRNACurrent knowledgeStructural dataRecent studiesAnticodonDetailed pictureAcidSequencingSynthetaseEditingProofreadingSynthesisTranslationDirect attachment
1997
A 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
1991
Transfer RNA Involvement in Chlorophyll Biosynthesis
O’Neill G, Jahn D, Söll D. Transfer RNA Involvement in Chlorophyll Biosynthesis. Subcellular Biochemistry 1991, 17: 235-264. PMID: 1796486, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-9365-8_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransfer RNARegulation of hemeBranched biosynthetic pathwayPorphyrin biosynthesisBiosynthesis of ALAPhotosynthetic metabolismChlorophyll biosynthesisRNA involvementArchaebacterial kingdomMammalian cellsBiosynthetic pathwayChlorophyll synthesisBacterial systemsBiosynthesisRecent rapid progressPlantsCentral roleAlaHemeTetrapyrrole ringEnzymePathwayFive-carbonProkaryotesExperimental system
1969
Mechanism of protein biosynthesis.
Lengyel P, Söll D. Mechanism of protein biosynthesis. Microbiology And Molecular Biology Reviews 1969, 33: 264-301. PMID: 4896351, PMCID: PMC378322, DOI: 10.1128/br.33.2.264-301.1969.Peer-Reviewed Original Research