1998
Maize mitochondrial seryl-tRNA synthetase recognizes Escherichia coli tRNASer in vivo and in vitro
Rokov J, Söll D, Weygand-Durašević I. Maize mitochondrial seryl-tRNA synthetase recognizes Escherichia coli tRNASer in vivo and in vitro. Plant Molecular Biology 1998, 38: 497-502. PMID: 9747857, DOI: 10.1023/a:1006088516228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeryl-tRNA synthetaseMitochondrial seryl-tRNA synthetasePutative mature proteinSeryl-tRNA synthetasesEscherichia coliStructure/function relationshipsMature proteinGene sequencesMutant strainSignificant similarityFunctional identityN-terminalYeast tRNAMitochondrial functionFunction relationshipsProteinPoor substrateSynthetaseColiSynthetasesTRNAVivoCDNAMaizeEnzyme
1990
Yeast suppressor mutations and transfer RNA processing
Nichols M, Willis I, Söll D. Yeast suppressor mutations and transfer RNA processing. Methods In Enzymology 1990, 181: 377-394. PMID: 2199758, DOI: 10.1016/0076-6879(90)81137-j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceBlotting, NorthernChromosomes, FungalGenes, FungalIndicators and ReagentsMolecular Sequence DataMutationNucleic Acid ConformationNucleic Acid HybridizationRNA Polymerase IIIRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA, TransferRNA, Transfer, SerSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSuppression, GeneticTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticConceptsTRNA genesMature-sized tRNAsRNA processing reactionsPrimer-directed mutagenesisAminoacyl-tRNA synthetaseTransfer RNA moleculesCognate aminoacyl-tRNA synthetaseRNA processingSuppressor mutationsTRNA locusElongation factorProtein biosynthesisRibosomal interactionsRNA moleculesMutant strainStructural proteinsPink coloniesTranscription efficiencyProcessing reactionsProtein synthesisSuppressor functionTRNALow template concentrationsGenesLoci
1989
A selection for mutants of the RNA polymerase III transcription apparatus: PCF1 stimulates transcription of tRNA and 5S RNA genes.
Willis I, Schmidt P, Söll D. A selection for mutants of the RNA polymerase III transcription apparatus: PCF1 stimulates transcription of tRNA and 5S RNA genes. The EMBO Journal 1989, 8: 4281-4288. PMID: 2686985, PMCID: PMC401634, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1989.tb08614.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceCloning, MolecularDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesGene ExpressionGenes, DominantGenes, FungalKineticsMolecular Sequence DataMutationOligonucleotide ProbesPlasmidsPromoter Regions, GeneticRNA Polymerase IIIRNA, RibosomalRNA, Ribosomal, 5SRNA, TransferSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomycetalesSchizosaccharomycesSelection, GeneticSuppression, GeneticTemplates, GeneticTranscription, GeneticConceptsTRNA genesMutant strainTranscription of mutantsTranscription of tRNARNA polymerase IIISuppressor tRNA geneDominant mutant geneWild-type strainStable complexesTranscription apparatusRNA genesStable complex formationUpstream geneTRNA suppressorsPositive regulatorSteady-state levelsComplex assemblyGenetic approachesPolymerase IIIGene transcriptionInternal promoterMutant geneTime-course experimentsTranscriptionGenes
1975
Isolation and partial characterization of three Escherichia coli mutants with altered transfer ribonucleic acid methylases
Marinus M, Morris N, Söll D, Kwong T. Isolation and partial characterization of three Escherichia coli mutants with altered transfer ribonucleic acid methylases. Journal Of Bacteriology 1975, 122: 257-265. PMID: 1091626, PMCID: PMC235665, DOI: 10.1128/jb.122.1.257-265.1975.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE. coli genomeEscherichia coli mutantsWild-type cellsEscherichia coli KAbility of RNAColi genomeColi mutantsAmber mutationGenetic lociMutagenized cellsColi KMutant strainMutantsLambda phageTRNAS-adenosylmethioninePartial characterizationGenomeCellsCrude enzymeBiosynthesisMethylasesMethylaseLociRNA