2001
Conserved amino acids near the carboxy terminus of bacterial tyrosyl‐tRNA synthetase are involved in tRNA and Tyr‐AMP binding
Salazar J, Zuñiga R, Lefimil C, Söll D, Orellana O. Conserved amino acids near the carboxy terminus of bacterial tyrosyl‐tRNA synthetase are involved in tRNA and Tyr‐AMP binding. FEBS Letters 2001, 491: 257-260. PMID: 11240138, DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(01)02214-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine MonophosphateBacterial ProteinsCloning, MolecularConserved SequenceDimerizationEscherichia coliGammaproteobacteriaGene ExpressionGenetic Complementation TestGeobacillus stearothermophilusMutagenesis, Site-DirectedRNA, TransferSequence Homology, Amino AcidStructure-Activity RelationshipTyrosineTyrosine-tRNA LigaseConceptsBacterial tyrosyl-tRNA synthetasesBacterial tyrosyl tRNA synthetaseConserved amino acidsAmino acidsAmino acid identityAmino-terminal regionActive site domainCarboxy-terminal segmentTyrosyl-tRNA synthetasesTyrosyl-tRNA synthetaseAcid identityLargest subfamilyCarboxy terminusSite domainTRNA bindingEnzyme functionTyr-AMPTRNATyrRSResiduesEquivalent roleBindingH306S356K395
1998
Sequence Divergence of Seryl-tRNA Synthetases in Archaea
Kim H, Vothknecht U, Hedderich R, Celic I, Söll D. Sequence Divergence of Seryl-tRNA Synthetases in Archaea. Journal Of Bacteriology 1998, 180: 6446-6449. PMID: 9851985, PMCID: PMC107743, DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.24.6446-6449.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen reading frameM. thermoautotrophicumRelevant open reading frameSeryl-tRNA synthetasesCys-tRNACysCanonical cysteinyl-tRNA synthetaseGel shift experimentsCysteinyl-tRNA synthetaseN-terminal peptide sequenceEscherichia coli tRNASequence divergenceDirect aminoacylationM. jannaschiiMethanococcus jannaschiiGenomic sequencesReading frameSer geneHomologous tRNAsGenomic dataMethanogenic archaeaMethanobacterium thermoautotrophicumShift experimentsEnzymatic propertiesArchaeaSerine
1994
The ERabp Gene Family: Structural and Physiological Analyses
Palme K, Hesse T, Garbers C, Simmons C, Söll D. The ERabp Gene Family: Structural and Physiological Analyses. Basic Life Sciences 1994, 62: 155-161. PMID: 8147818, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-9492-2_12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup of phytohormonesVascular tissue differentiationBranch rootsHigh auxin levelsDifferentiation of rootsInitiation of rootsGene familyDevelopmental responsesAuxin levelsCell divisionPlant propagationPhysiological analysisPrimary rootsAdventitious rootsStem growthCell enlargementAuxinTissue differentiationHorticultural practicesStem cuttingsEthylene productionTissue cultureRootsDifferentiationPhytohormones
1993
Molecular analysis of three maize 22 kDa auxin‐binding protein genes — transient promoter expression and regulatory regions
Schwob E, Choi S, Simmons C, Migliaccio F, Ilag L, Hesse T, Palme K, Söll D. Molecular analysis of three maize 22 kDa auxin‐binding protein genes — transient promoter expression and regulatory regions. The Plant Journal 1993, 4: 423-432. PMID: 7693132, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.1993.04030423.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceDNA, ComplementaryGene ExpressionGenes, PlantGenes, RegulatorGenes, ReporterIndoleacetic AcidsMolecular Sequence DataPlant Growth RegulatorsPlant ProteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticReceptors, Cell SurfaceRestriction MappingRNASequence DeletionSequence Homology, Amino AcidSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidTissue DistributionZea maysConceptsZm-ERabp1C-terminal KDEL sequenceSmall gene familyMolecular analysisPromoter deletion analysisMaize leaf protoplastsAuxin-binding proteinGene expression systemNegative regulatory sequencesPrimer extension analysisAuxin-binding siteGene-specific oligonucleotide probesTwofold higher expressionTransit peptideGene familySignal peptideLeaf protoplastsRegulatory sequencesTranscription startDeletion analysisTranscription factorsRegulatory regionsTATA boxKDEL sequencePromoter expression
1992
Glutamyl-tRNA reductase from Escherichia coli and Synechocystis 6803. Gene structure and expression.
Verkamp E, Jahn M, Jahn D, Kumar A, Söll D. Glutamyl-tRNA reductase from Escherichia coli and Synechocystis 6803. Gene structure and expression. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1992, 267: 8275-8280. PMID: 1569081, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)42438-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAldehyde OxidoreductasesAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceChromatography, GelCyanobacteriaEscherichia coliGene ExpressionGenes, BacterialGenes, FungalGenetic Complementation TestMolecular Sequence DataOpen Reading FramesPlasmidsRestriction MappingSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidConceptsGlutamyl-tRNA reductaseHemA geneAmino acid sequenceHemA proteinGluTR activitySynechocystis 6803Acid sequenceE. coliGlutamate-1-semialdehyde aminotransferaseHemA gene productEscherichia coliCyanobacterium Synechocystis spOpen reading frameEnterobacterium Escherichia coliDNA sequence analysisFunctional complementationGene structureGlu-tRNAGel filtration experimentsPCC 6803Synechocystis spGlutamyl-tRNAAcid polypeptideReading frameALA formation
1989
A selection for mutants of the RNA polymerase III transcription apparatus: PCF1 stimulates transcription of tRNA and 5S RNA genes.
Willis I, Schmidt P, Söll D. A selection for mutants of the RNA polymerase III transcription apparatus: PCF1 stimulates transcription of tRNA and 5S RNA genes. The EMBO Journal 1989, 8: 4281-4288. PMID: 2686985, PMCID: PMC401634, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1989.tb08614.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceCloning, MolecularDNA-Directed RNA PolymerasesGene ExpressionGenes, DominantGenes, FungalKineticsMolecular Sequence DataMutationOligonucleotide ProbesPlasmidsPromoter Regions, GeneticRNA Polymerase IIIRNA, RibosomalRNA, Ribosomal, 5SRNA, TransferSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomycetalesSchizosaccharomycesSelection, GeneticSuppression, GeneticTemplates, GeneticTranscription, GeneticConceptsTRNA genesMutant strainTranscription of mutantsTranscription of tRNARNA polymerase IIISuppressor tRNA geneDominant mutant geneWild-type strainStable complexesTranscription apparatusRNA genesStable complex formationUpstream geneTRNA suppressorsPositive regulatorSteady-state levelsComplex assemblyGenetic approachesPolymerase IIIGene transcriptionInternal promoterMutant geneTime-course experimentsTranscriptionGenes