1987
Cloning and characterization of the gene coding for cytoplasmic seryl-tRNA synthetase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Weygand-Durasevic I, johnson-Burke D, Söll D. Cloning and characterization of the gene coding for cytoplasmic seryl-tRNA synthetase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Nucleic Acids Research 1987, 15: 1887-1904. PMID: 3031581, PMCID: PMC340606, DOI: 10.1093/nar/15.5.1887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeryl-tRNA synthetaseSingle open reading frameAbundant yeast proteinsGenomic Southern blotsNuclease S1 analysisOpen reading frameTranslation initiation codonAmino acid sequenceKb SalI fragmentNucleotide sequence analysisAT-rich sequencesYeast proteinsStructural geneCodon usageS1 analysisTATA boxInitiation codonReading frameSer geneSalI fragmentAcid sequenceExpression librarySequence analysisRich sequencesSouthern blot
1986
The RNA required in the first step of chlorophyll biosynthesis is a chloroplast glutamate tRNA
Schön A, Krupp G, Gough S, Berry-Lowe S, Kannangara C, Söll D. The RNA required in the first step of chlorophyll biosynthesis is a chloroplast glutamate tRNA. Nature 1986, 322: 281-284. PMID: 3637637, DOI: 10.1038/322281a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΔ-aminolevulinatePeptide bond synthesisCognate amino acidMolecules of chlorophyllLow relative molecular massNucleotide sequence analysisRelative molecular massBond synthesisSubsequent reactionChlorophyll biosynthesisTransfer RNAUniversal precursorGlutamate tRNAAminoacyl bondSequence analysisNovel roleSerial affinity chromatographyMolecular massRNAAmino acidsComplete reactionBlue SepharoseAcceptor RNAReduction of glutamateReaction
1980
Dimeric tRNA precursors in yeast
Schmidt O, Mao J, Ogden R, Beckmann J, Sakano H, Abelson J, Söll D. Dimeric tRNA precursors in yeast. Nature 1980, 287: 750-752. PMID: 6253814, DOI: 10.1038/287750a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDimeric tRNA precursorTRNA precursorsDNA fragmentsYeast tRNA genesDifferent genomic regionsNucleotide sequence analysisTRNA genesSaccharomyces cerevisiae1Xenopus nucleiGenomic regionsSpecific transcriptionTRNA speciesPrecursor RNARNA precursorsTRNA moleculesGene regionSequence analysisGene configurationEnzyme activityGenesMode of expressionFragmentsTranscriptionYeastTRNAAsp