2009
A Cytidine Deaminase Edits C to U in Transfer RNAs in Archaea
Randau L, Stanley BJ, Kohlway A, Mechta S, Xiong Y, Söll D. A Cytidine Deaminase Edits C to U in Transfer RNAs in Archaea. Science 2009, 324: 657-659. PMID: 19407206, PMCID: PMC2857566, DOI: 10.1126/science.1170123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransfer RNAArchaeon Methanopyrus kandleriTertiary coreCytidine deaminase domainsTRNA genesTransfer RNAsTHUMP domainProper foldingU editingC deaminationMethanopyrus kandleriTRNA tertiary structureDeaminase domainTertiary structureTRNA tertiary corePosition 8Cytidine deaminaseUnique familyArchaeaRNAsGenesRNAFoldingDomainCrystal structure
2008
Life without RNase P
Randau L, Schröder I, Söll D. Life without RNase P. Nature 2008, 453: 120-123. PMID: 18451863, DOI: 10.1038/nature06833.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
RNA-Dependent Cysteine Biosynthesis in Archaea
Sauerwald A, Zhu W, Major TA, Roy H, Palioura S, Jahn D, Whitman WB, Yates JR, Ibba M, Söll D. RNA-Dependent Cysteine Biosynthesis in Archaea. Science 2005, 307: 1969-1972. PMID: 15790858, DOI: 10.1126/science.1108329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCysteine biosynthesisSep-tRNAComparative genomic analysisCys-tRNA synthasePhosphoseryl-tRNA synthetaseCys-tRNACysteine auxotrophyMost organismsMethanocaldococcus jannaschiiMethanococcus maripaludisGenetic codeGenomic analysisEssential enzymeO-phosphoserineBiosynthesisRNA synthetaseOrganismsSepRSSynthetasePartial purificationCysteineSole routeArchaeaSepCysSJannaschii
2001
Post-transcriptional modification in archaeal tRNAs: identities and phylogenetic relations of nucleotides from mesophilic and hyperthermophilic Methanococcales
McCloskey J, Graham D, Zhou S, Crain P, Ibba M, Konisky J, Söll D, Olsen G. Post-transcriptional modification in archaeal tRNAs: identities and phylogenetic relations of nucleotides from mesophilic and hyperthermophilic Methanococcales. Nucleic Acids Research 2001, 29: 4699-4706. PMID: 11713320, PMCID: PMC92529, DOI: 10.1093/nar/29.22.4699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-transcriptional modificationsSmall ribosomal subunit RNA sequencesRibose-methylated nucleosidesClose phylogenetic relationshipArchaeal RNAArchaeal tRNAsPhylogenetic relationshipsMethanococcus jannaschiiMethanococcus maripaludisTransfer RNAPhylogenetic relationsBacterial tRNAsMethanococcus vannieliiPosition 37Methanococcus igneusModification differencesModification patternsTRNAMethanococcus thermolithotrophicusRNA sequencesRNATemperature of growthUnknown structureFamily membersEukarya
1999
Archaeal Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthesis: Diversity Replaces Dogma
Tumbula D, Vothknecht U, Kim H, Ibba M, Min B, Li T, Pelaschier J, Stathopoulos C, Becker H, Söll D. Archaeal Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthesis: Diversity Replaces Dogma. Genetics 1999, 152: 1269-1276. PMID: 10430557, PMCID: PMC1460689, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/152.4.1269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAminoacyl-tRNA synthesisGene transfer eventsPhenylalanyl-tRNA synthetasesLysyl-tRNA synthetaseTransamidation pathwayExtant organismsMethanococcus jannaschiiAsparaginyl-tRNAProtein biosynthesisGenetic codeGene expressionGenome sequencingAminoacyl-tRNAArchaeaMethanobacterium thermoautotrophicumMolecular biologyUnexpected levelNovel pathwayTransfer eventsFaithful translationPathwayJannaschiiSynthetasesBiosynthesisOrganismsArchaeal aminoacyl-tRNA synthesis: unique determinants of a universal genetic code?
Ibba M, Curnow A, Bono J, Rosa P, Woese C, Söll D. Archaeal aminoacyl-tRNA synthesis: unique determinants of a universal genetic code? Biological Bulletin 1999, 196: 335-6; discussion 336-7. PMID: 10390832, DOI: 10.2307/1542964.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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