2022
Measuring the tolerance of the genetic code to altered codon size
DeBenedictis EA, Söll D, Esvelt KM. Measuring the tolerance of the genetic code to altered codon size. ELife 2022, 11: e76941. PMID: 35293861, PMCID: PMC9094753, DOI: 10.7554/elife.76941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFour-base codonsGenetic codeTRNA mutationsAminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesQuadruplet codonsSingle amino acidCodon translationTriplet codonsTRNA synthetasesSynthetic biologistsCodonTRNAAmino acidsChemical alphabetsMutationsMass spectrometrySynthetasesAnticodonToleranceSynthetic systemsBiologistsTranslationEscherichiaNascent
1988
Accuracy of in Vivo Aminoacylation Requires Proper Balance of tRNA and Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetase
Swanson R, Hoben P, Sumner-Smith M, Uemura H, Watson L, Söll D. Accuracy of in Vivo Aminoacylation Requires Proper Balance of tRNA and Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetase. Science 1988, 242: 1548-1551. PMID: 3144042, DOI: 10.1126/science.3144042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAminoacyl-tRNA synthetaseAminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesProtein biosynthesisAccuracy of aminoacylationCognate aminoacyl-tRNA synthetaseAmber suppressorVivo aminoacylationGln-tRNA synthetaseCognate tRNATRNAExquisite specificityAminoacylationSynthetaseAccurate aminoacylationSynthetasesBiosynthesisIntracellular concentrationRelative levelsProper balanceComplexed formsSuppressorEscherichiaGln
1982
Escherichia coli glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase. I. Isolation and DNA sequence of the glnS gene.
Yamao F, Inokuchi H, Cheung A, Ozeki H, Söll D. Escherichia coli glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase. I. Isolation and DNA sequence of the glnS gene. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1982, 257: 11639-11643. PMID: 6288695, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)33810-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research