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
2004
Cys-tRNACys formation and cysteine biosynthesis in methanogenic archaea: two faces of the same problem?
Ambrogelly A, Kamtekar S, Sauerwald A, Ruan B, Tumbula-Hansen D, Kennedy D, Ahel I, Söll D. Cys-tRNACys formation and cysteine biosynthesis in methanogenic archaea: two faces of the same problem? Cellular And Molecular Life Sciences 2004, 61: 2437-2445. PMID: 15526152, DOI: 10.1007/s00018-004-4194-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethanogenic archaeaCysteine biosynthesisCellular translation machineryAminoacyl-tRNA synthesisCanonical cysteinyl-tRNA synthetaseAminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesCysteinyl-tRNA synthetaseRecognizable genesTranslation machineryGenome sequenceArchaeaBiosynthesisEssential componentSynthetasesTRNARibosomesGenesMachineryOrganismsSynthetasePossible linkSequenceFormation
2000
Cysteine Biosynthesis Pathway in the ArchaeonMethanosarcina barkeri Encoded by Acquired Bacterial Genes?
Kitabatake M, So M, Tumbula D, Söll D. Cysteine Biosynthesis Pathway in the ArchaeonMethanosarcina barkeri Encoded by Acquired Bacterial Genes? Journal Of Bacteriology 2000, 182: 143-145. PMID: 10613873, PMCID: PMC94250, DOI: 10.1128/jb.182.1.143-145.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCysteine biosynthesis pathwayCysK geneCysteine biosynthesisBiosynthesis pathwayRecent genome dataOpen reading framePyrococcus sppCysE geneBacterial genesMethanococcus jannaschiiGenome dataArchaeoglobus fulgidusReading frameSulfolobus solfataricusThermoplasma acidophilumCysM geneMethanobacterium thermoautotrophicumGenesBiosynthesisPathwayGreat similaritySame functionCysKOrthologsArchaea