1996
Glutamyl-transfer RNA: at the crossroad between chlorophyll and protein biosynthesis
Kumar A, Schaub U, Söll D, Ujwal M. Glutamyl-transfer RNA: at the crossroad between chlorophyll and protein biosynthesis. Trends In Plant Science 1996, 1: 371-376. DOI: 10.1016/s1360-1385(96)80311-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransfer RNAConversion of GSAGlu-tRNA reductaseEssential biosynthetic processesVariety of plantsChlorophyll biosynthesisGlu-tRNAHigher plantsProtein biosynthesisBiosynthetic processesBiosynthesisPlantsPivotal stepFirst pivotal stepChloroplastsKey precursorBiosynthesesGenesRNAProteinReductaseChlorophyllEnzymeRegulationAla
1994
A point mutation in Euglena gracilis chloroplast tRNA(Glu) uncouples protein and chlorophyll biosynthesis.
Stange-Thomann N, Thomann H, Lloyd A, Lyman H, Söll D. A point mutation in Euglena gracilis chloroplast tRNA(Glu) uncouples protein and chlorophyll biosynthesis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1994, 91: 7947-7951. PMID: 8058739, PMCID: PMC44521, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.17.7947.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAldehyde OxidoreductasesAnimalsBase SequenceBlotting, NorthernChlorophyllChloroplastsCloning, MolecularDNADNA PrimersEuglena gracilisIntramolecular TransferasesIsomerasesMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid ConformationPoint MutationPolymerase Chain ReactionProtein BiosynthesisRNA, Transfer, GluConceptsEuglena gracilis chloroplastsChlorophyll biosynthesisGlu-tRNA reductaseChlorophyll-deficient mutantsPoint mutationsChloroplast protein synthesisSequence-specific mannerDual-function moleculeC5 pathwayNADPH-dependent reductionSpecific cofactorsGluTRFirst enzymeGene productsUniversal precursorImportant identity elementAminomutase activitySequence analysisE. gracilisSecond enzymeTetrapyrrole pigmentsT-loopProtein synthesisBiosynthesisChloroplastsLight regulation of chlorophyll biosynthesis at the level of 5-aminolevulinate formation in Arabidopsis.
Ilag L, Kumar A, Söll D. Light regulation of chlorophyll biosynthesis at the level of 5-aminolevulinate formation in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell 1994, 6: 265-275. PMID: 7908550, PMCID: PMC160432, DOI: 10.1105/tpc.6.2.265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAldehyde OxidoreductasesAmino Acid SequenceAminolevulinic AcidArabidopsisChlorophyllChloroplastsEscherichia coliGene Expression RegulationGenes, PlantGlutamatesGlutamic AcidIntramolecular TransferasesIsomerasesLightMolecular Sequence DataPromoter Regions, GeneticRNA, Transfer, GluSequence Homology, Amino AcidSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidTranscription, GeneticConceptsC5 pathwayAmino acid sequenceHemA proteinChlorophyll biosynthesisGlu-tRNAALA formationAcid sequenceRNA gel blot analysisDeduced amino acid sequenceGlu-tRNA reductaseChloroplasts of plantsGel blot analysisArabidopsis genesFunctional complementationShort intronsCorresponding genesTranscriptional controlFlower tissuesLight regulationExtensive homologyFirst enzymeUniversal precursorReductase geneChlorophyll formationSecond enzyme
1991
The Escherichia coli hemL gene encodes glutamate 1-semialdehyde aminotransferase
Ilag L, Jahn D, Eggertsson G, Söll D. The Escherichia coli hemL gene encodes glutamate 1-semialdehyde aminotransferase. Journal Of Bacteriology 1991, 173: 3408-3413. PMID: 2045363, PMCID: PMC207952, DOI: 10.1128/jb.173.11.3408-3413.1991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAminolevulinic AcidCentrifugation, Density GradientChromatography, High Pressure LiquidCloning, MolecularDose-Response Relationship, DrugElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEscherichia coliIntramolecular TransferasesIsomerasesMolecular WeightPyridoxal PhosphatePyridoxamineTransformation, GeneticConceptsGlu-tRNA reductaseTRNA-dependent transformationApparent native molecular massMolecular massGlutamyl-tRNA synthetaseNative molecular massAminoglycoside antibiotic kanamycinHemL geneWild-type DNAAuxotrophic phenotypeC5 pathwaySodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisDodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisMap positionGSA aminotransferasePhysical mappingSulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisRate zonal sedimentationGene productsThird enzymeGlycerol gradientsApparent homogeneityAntibiotic kanamycinEscherichia coliPure proteinTwo glutamyl-tRNA reductase activities in Escherichia coli
Jahn D, Michelsen U, Söll D. Two glutamyl-tRNA reductase activities in Escherichia coli. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1991, 266: 2542-2548. PMID: 1990004, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)52279-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReductase activityGlu-tRNA reductaseMolecular massEscherichia coliApparent molecular massDifferent chromatographic separationsSequence-specific recognitionGlycerol gradient centrifugationThree-step conversionTetrapyrrole biosynthesisChlamydomonas reinhardtiiE. coli K12ALA formationChromatographic separationKey enzymeMonomeric structureActive enzymeBacillus subtilisColi K12Nondenaturing conditionsHomogeneous proteinMolecular weightDelta-aminolevulinic acidEnzyme activityAddition of GTPPurification and functional characterization of glutamate-1-semialdehyde aminotransferase from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
Jahn D, Chen M, Söll D. Purification and functional characterization of glutamate-1-semialdehyde aminotransferase from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1991, 266: 161-167. PMID: 1985889, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)52416-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAminooxyacetic AcidCell MembraneChlamydomonasChromatography, DEAE-CelluloseChromatography, GelChromatography, High Pressure LiquidChromatography, Ion ExchangeCyclohexanecarboxylic AcidsElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelIntramolecular TransferasesIsomerasesKineticsMolecular WeightPyridoxal PhosphateConceptsGlutamate-1-semialdehyde aminotransferaseGlutamyl-tRNA synthetaseC5 pathwayChlamydomonas reinhardtiiGreen alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtiiGlu-tRNA reductaseTRNA-dependent transformationChloroplasts of plantsGlutamyl-tRNA reductaseAlga Chlamydomonas reinhardtiiDelta-aminolevulinic acidApparent molecular massWhole cell extractsChlorophyll biosynthesisSodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisC. reinhardtiiDodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisSulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisRate zonal sedimentationFunctional characterizationThird enzymeGlycerol gradientsCell extractsReinhardtiiMembrane fraction
1990
Transfer RNA and the formation of the heme and chlorophyll precursor, 5-aminolevulinic acid.
O'Neill G, Söll D. Transfer RNA and the formation of the heme and chlorophyll precursor, 5-aminolevulinic acid. BioFactors 1990, 2: 227-35. PMID: 2282139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlu-tRNA reductaseSequence-specific recognitionDual-function moleculeNADPH-dependent enzymeThree-step pathwayTransfer RNASpecific cofactorsChlorophyll precursorsLow molecular weight metabolitesNovel roleAmino acidsReduction of glutamatePeptide bond synthesisTRNAWeight metabolitesHemeMetabolic conversionBond synthesisBiosynthesisRNAOrganismsAcidCofactorProteinGlutamatePurification of the glutamyl-tRNA reductase from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii involved in delta-aminolevulinic acid formation during chlorophyll biosynthesis.
Chen M, Jahn D, O'Neill G, Söll D. Purification of the glutamyl-tRNA reductase from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii involved in delta-aminolevulinic acid formation during chlorophyll biosynthesis. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1990, 265: 4058-4063. PMID: 2303495, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)39702-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlu-tRNA reductaseGlutamyl-tRNA reductaseGlu-tRNAChlamydomonas reinhardtiiTRNA-dependent transformationChloroplasts of plantsDelta-aminolevulinic acid formationApparent molecular massChlorophyll biosynthesisGlutamyl-tRNAHomologous tRNAsSecond enzymeActive enzymeMolecular massNondenaturing conditionsDifferent chromatographic separationsCertain bacteriaReductaseDelta-aminolevulinic acidReinhardtiiPorphyrin biosynthesisBiosynthesisStable complexesChromatographic separationCarboxyl groups
1988
The nucleotide sequences of barley cytoplasmic glutamate transfer RNAs and structural features essential for formation of δ-aminolevulinic acid
Peterson D, Schön A, Söll D. The nucleotide sequences of barley cytoplasmic glutamate transfer RNAs and structural features essential for formation of δ-aminolevulinic acid. Plant Molecular Biology 1988, 11: 293-299. PMID: 24272342, DOI: 10.1007/bf00027386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChloroplast aminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesGlu-tRNA reductaseNumber of prokaryotesΔ-aminolevulinic acidMultistep enzymatic pathwayAminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesGlu-tRNATRNA discriminationTransfer RNAALA formationNucleotide sequenceALA synthesisBarley chloroplastsUniversal precursorBarley embryosChloroplastsStructural featuresEnzymatic pathwaysTRNAAlaProkaryotesSynthetasesRNAEmbryosSpecies