1992
Chloroplast tRNAAsp: nucleotide sequence and variation of in vivo levels during plastid maturation
Schön A, Gough S, Söll D. Chloroplast tRNAAsp: nucleotide sequence and variation of in vivo levels during plastid maturation. Plant Molecular Biology 1992, 20: 601-607. PMID: 1450377, DOI: 10.1007/bf00046445.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1988
Protein biosynthesis in organelles requires misaminoacylation of tRNA
Schön A, Kannangara C, Cough S, SÖll D. Protein biosynthesis in organelles requires misaminoacylation of tRNA. Nature 1988, 331: 187-190. PMID: 3340166, DOI: 10.1038/331187a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein biosynthesisOrigin of organellesCrude chloroplast extractAnimal mitochondriaRNA involvementSpecific amidotransferaseTRNA speciesConversion of glutamateBarley chloroplastsChloroplast extractsProtein synthesisTRNAOrganellesSpeciesChloroplastsAminoacylation studiesBiosynthesisAmide donorGlutamineGlnCyanobacteriaAmidotransferaseMisaminoacylationMitochondriaOrganisms
1986
The RNA required in the first step of chlorophyll biosynthesis is a chloroplast glutamate tRNA
Schön A, Krupp G, Gough S, Berry-Lowe S, Kannangara C, Söll D. The RNA required in the first step of chlorophyll biosynthesis is a chloroplast glutamate tRNA. Nature 1986, 322: 281-284. PMID: 3637637, DOI: 10.1038/322281a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΔ-aminolevulinatePeptide bond synthesisCognate amino acidMolecules of chlorophyllLow relative molecular massNucleotide sequence analysisRelative molecular massBond synthesisSubsequent reactionChlorophyll biosynthesisTransfer RNAUniversal precursorGlutamate tRNAAminoacyl bondSequence analysisNovel roleSerial affinity chromatographyMolecular massRNAAmino acidsComplete reactionBlue SepharoseAcceptor RNAReduction of glutamateReaction