Complete Genome Sequence of the Genetically Tractable Hydrogenotrophic Methanogen Methanococcus maripaludis
Hendrickson E, Kaul R, Zhou Y, Bovee D, Chapman P, Chung J, de Macario E, Dodsworth J, Gillett W, Graham D, Hackett M, Haydock A, Kang A, Land M, Levy R, Lie T, Major T, Moore B, Porat I, Palmeiri A, Rouse G, Saenphimmachak C, Söll D, Van Dien S, Wang T, Whitman W, Xia Q, Zhang Y, Larimer F, Olson M, Leigh J. Complete Genome Sequence of the Genetically Tractable Hydrogenotrophic Methanogen Methanococcus maripaludis. Journal Of Bacteriology 2004, 186: 6956-6969. PMID: 15466049, PMCID: PMC522202, DOI: 10.1128/jb.186.20.6956-6969.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein-coding genesMethanocaldococcus jannaschiiGenome sequenceSingle circular chromosomeLateral gene transferSelenocysteine-containing proteinsSubunit of enzymeGene lossCircular chromosomeReplication initiationUnique ORFsIron-sulfur centersClose homologMethanococcus maripaludisRNase HIIM. maripaludisRNase HIMethanogenesis enzymesMass spectrometric identificationRedox functionAlanine racemaseAlanine dehydrogenaseGenesGene transferFull complementCys-tRNACys formation and cysteine biosynthesis in methanogenic archaea: two faces of the same problem?
Ambrogelly A, Kamtekar S, Sauerwald A, Ruan B, Tumbula-Hansen D, Kennedy D, Ahel I, Söll D. Cys-tRNACys formation and cysteine biosynthesis in methanogenic archaea: two faces of the same problem? Cellular And Molecular Life Sciences 2004, 61: 2437-2445. PMID: 15526152, DOI: 10.1007/s00018-004-4194-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethanogenic archaeaCysteine biosynthesisCellular translation machineryAminoacyl-tRNA synthesisCanonical cysteinyl-tRNA synthetaseAminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesCysteinyl-tRNA synthetaseRecognizable genesTranslation machineryGenome sequenceArchaeaBiosynthesisEssential componentSynthetasesTRNARibosomesGenesMachineryOrganismsSynthetasePossible linkSequenceFormation