2013
UGA is an additional glycine codon in uncultured SR1 bacteria from the human microbiota
Campbell JH, O’Donoghue P, Campbell AG, Schwientek P, Sczyrba A, Woyke T, Söll D, Podar M. UGA is an additional glycine codon in uncultured SR1 bacteria from the human microbiota. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 5540-5545. PMID: 23509275, PMCID: PMC3619370, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1303090110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrame TGA codonTGA codonGlycine codonHuman microbiotaSingle-cell genome sequencesSmall subunit rRNA sequencesComparative genomic analysisHorizontal gene transferUnique genetic codeGlycyl-tRNA synthetaseHuman Microbiome Project dataStrain-specific variationMost genesSuch taxaBisphosphate carboxylaseGenome sequenceGenetic codeGenomic analysisStriking diversityRRNA sequencesΒ-galactosidase activityGlycine residueStop codonCodonLacZ gene
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