2009
A Cytidine Deaminase Edits C to U in Transfer RNAs in Archaea
Randau L, Stanley BJ, Kohlway A, Mechta S, Xiong Y, Söll D. A Cytidine Deaminase Edits C to U in Transfer RNAs in Archaea. Science 2009, 324: 657-659. PMID: 19407206, PMCID: PMC2857566, DOI: 10.1126/science.1170123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransfer RNAArchaeon Methanopyrus kandleriTertiary coreCytidine deaminase domainsTRNA genesTransfer RNAsTHUMP domainProper foldingU editingC deaminationMethanopyrus kandleriTRNA tertiary structureDeaminase domainTertiary structureTRNA tertiary corePosition 8Cytidine deaminaseUnique familyArchaeaRNAsGenesRNAFoldingDomainCrystal structure
1998
Glutamyl-tRNAGln amidotransferase in Deinococcus radiodurans may be confined to asparagine biosynthesis
Curnow A, Tumbula D, Pelaschier J, Min B, Söll D. Glutamyl-tRNAGln amidotransferase in Deinococcus radiodurans may be confined to asparagine biosynthesis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 12838-12843. PMID: 9789001, PMCID: PMC23620, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.22.12838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeinococcus radioduransD. radiodurans genomeRadiation-resistant bacterium Deinococcus radioduransBiosynthesis of asparagineGlutaminyl-tRNA synthetaseGlutamyl-tRNA synthetaseBacterium Deinococcus radioduransPresence of AsnRSAsparaginyl-tRNA synthetaseAspartyl-tRNA synthetaseAsn-tRNAAsparagine biosynthesisAsparaginyl-tRNAGenomic sequencesGln-tRNAAsparagine synthetaseBiochemical experimentsTransamidation activityGlutaminyl-tRNAProtein synthesisSingle enzymeSynthetaseRadioduransBiosynthesisGenes
1997
tRNA-dependent amino acid transformations.
Curnow A, Hong K, Yuan R, Söll D. tRNA-dependent amino acid transformations. Nucleic Acids Symposium Series 1997, 2-4. PMID: 9478189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacillus subtilisEscherichia coliModels, ChemicalNitrogenous Group TransferasesProtein Structure, TertiaryRNA, Bacterial
1974
Covalent attachment of fluorescent groups to transfer ribonucleic acid. Reactions with 4-bromomethyl-7-methoxy-2-oxo-2H-benzopyran.
Yang C, Soell D. Covalent attachment of fluorescent groups to transfer ribonucleic acid. Reactions with 4-bromomethyl-7-methoxy-2-oxo-2H-benzopyran. Biochemistry 1974, 13: 3615-21. PMID: 4367729, DOI: 10.1021/bi00714a033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlkaline PhosphataseAmino Acyl-tRNA SynthetasesBenzopyransBromineCarbon RadioisotopesEscherichia coliFluorescenceFormatesGlutamatesMethionineMethyl EthersModels, ChemicalNucleosidesPhosphoric Diester HydrolasesPseudouridineRibonucleasesRNA, BacterialRNA, TransferSpectrometry, FluorescenceStructure-Activity RelationshipTransfer RNA AminoacylationUridine
1972
Properties of a dimer of tRNA I Tyr 1 (Escherichia coli).
Yang S, Söll D, Crothers D. Properties of a dimer of tRNA I Tyr 1 (Escherichia coli). Biochemistry 1972, 11: 2311-20. PMID: 4555033, DOI: 10.1021/bi00762a016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmino Acyl-tRNA SynthetasesCarbon IsotopesChemical PhenomenaChemistryChemistry, PhysicalEscherichia coliHot TemperatureKineticsMacromolecular SubstancesMagnesiumMathematicsModels, ChemicalModels, StructuralNucleic Acid ConformationNucleic Acid DenaturationNucleic Acid HybridizationRNA, BacterialRNA, TransferSodiumSpectrophotometryTemperatureThermodynamicsTyrosineUltracentrifugationUltraviolet Rays