1996
Glutamyl-transfer RNA: at the crossroad between chlorophyll and protein biosynthesis
Kumar A, Schaub U, Söll D, Ujwal M. Glutamyl-transfer RNA: at the crossroad between chlorophyll and protein biosynthesis. Trends In Plant Science 1996, 1: 371-376. DOI: 10.1016/s1360-1385(96)80311-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransfer RNAConversion of GSAGlu-tRNA reductaseEssential biosynthetic processesVariety of plantsChlorophyll biosynthesisGlu-tRNAHigher plantsProtein biosynthesisBiosynthetic processesBiosynthesisPlantsPivotal stepFirst pivotal stepChloroplastsKey precursorBiosynthesesGenesRNAProteinReductaseChlorophyllEnzymeRegulationAla
1988
Formation of the chlorophyll precursor delta-aminolevulinic acid in cyanobacteria requires aminoacylation of a tRNAGlu species
O'Neill G, Peterson D, Schön A, Chen M, Söll D. Formation of the chlorophyll precursor delta-aminolevulinic acid in cyanobacteria requires aminoacylation of a tRNAGlu species. Journal Of Bacteriology 1988, 170: 3810-3816. PMID: 2900830, PMCID: PMC211375, DOI: 10.1128/jb.170.9.3810-3816.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrecursor delta-aminolevulinic acidHigher plantsUnicellular cyanobacterium Synechocystis spGlutamate-1-semialdehyde aminotransferaseCell extractsCyanobacterium Synechocystis spDelta-aminolevulinic acidSouthern blot analysisIdentical primary sequencesSynechocystis spNucleotide modificationsConversion of glutamateGene copiesALA synthesisPrimary sequenceSequence specificityTerminal enzymePolyacrylamide gel electrophoresisChloroplastsEuglena gracilisEscherichia coliSpeciesBlot analysisTRNAGel electrophoresis