2006
RNA‐Dependent Cysteine Biosynthesis in Archaea
Yuan J, Sauerwald A, Zhu W, Major T, Roy H, Palioura S, Jahn D, Whitman W, Yates J, Ibba M, Söll D. RNA‐Dependent Cysteine Biosynthesis in Archaea. The FASEB Journal 2006, 20: a503-a504. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.20.4.a503-d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCysteine biosynthesisSep-tRNACys-tRNA synthaseCys-tRNACysPhosphoseryl-tRNA synthetaseCysteinyl-tRNA synthetaseCys-tRNAGenetic experimentsSec tRNAMost organismsMethanocaldococcus jannaschiiGenetic codeGenomic analysisEssential enzymeMethanogenic archaeaArchaeaSimilar enzymesO-phosphoserineBiosynthesisOrganismsSynthetaseEnzymePathwaySulfur donorSole route
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
2001
Cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase is not essential for viability of the archaeon Methanococcus maripaludis
Stathopoulos C, Kim W, Li T, Anderson I, Deutsch B, Palioura S, Whitman W, Söll D. Cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase is not essential for viability of the archaeon Methanococcus maripaludis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2001, 98: 14292-14297. PMID: 11717392, PMCID: PMC64675, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.201540498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCysteinyl-tRNA synthetaseMethanococcus maripaludisArchaeon Methanococcus maripaludisLateral gene transferNormal growth conditionsAminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesAminoacyl-tRNA synthetaseArchaea Methanocaldococcus jannaschiiProlyl-tRNA synthetaseCysS genesCys-tRNAMethanocaldococcus jannaschiiM. maripaludisSynthetase geneIntriguing enzymeMethanothermobacter thermautotrophicusCysteinyl-tRNAKnockout strainProlyl-tRNAGene transferSynthetaseBiochemical analysisVivo translationGrowth conditionsCysRSGenomics and the evolution of aminoacyl-tRNA synthesis.
Ruan B, Ahel I, Ambrogelly A, Becker H, Bunjun S, Feng L, Tumbula-Hansen D, Ibba M, Korencic D, Kobayashi H, Jacquin-Becker C, Mejlhede N, Min B, Raczniak G, Rinehart J, Stathopoulos C, Li T, Söll D. Genomics and the evolution of aminoacyl-tRNA synthesis. Acta Biochimica Polonica 2001, 48: 313-21. PMID: 11732603, DOI: 10.18388/abp.2001_3917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAminoacyl-tRNA synthesisAminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesTransfer RNAsAmino acidsMessenger RNAGenetic informationContemporary aminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesDirect protein synthesisNon-canonical routesEvolutionary diversityEvolutionary divergenceCys-tRNANascent polypeptidesRibosome movesAsn-tRNAGln-tRNAWhole genomeAppropriate amino acidsTRNA anticodonSubstrate specificityLys-tRNATrinucleotide codonsNext codonUnexpected levelProtein synthesis
2000
A dual-specificity aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase in the deep-rooted eukaryote Giardia lamblia
Bunjun S, Stathopoulos C, Graham D, Min B, Kitabatake M, Wang A, Wang C, Vivarès C, Weiss L, Söll D. A dual-specificity aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase in the deep-rooted eukaryote Giardia lamblia. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2000, 97: 12997-13002. PMID: 11078517, PMCID: PMC27167, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.230444397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCys-tRNAAminoacyl-tRNA synthetaseProlyl-tRNA synthetasePrimitive eukaryote Giardia lambliaPro geneEukaryote Giardia lambliaNumber of archaeaAlanyl-tRNA synthetasesCysteinyl-tRNA synthetaseE. coli tRNACysS genesM. jannaschiiMethanococcus jannaschiiMost organismsGenomic sequencesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeCysteinyl-tRNAGene productsPro-tRNATRNA synthetaseDual specificityMethanobacterium thermoautotrophicumProtein synthesisEscherichia coliAmino acids