2024
Engineered mRNA–ribosome fusions for facile biosynthesis of selenoproteins
Thaenert A, Sevostyanova A, Chung C, Vargas-Rodriguez O, Melnikov S, Söll D. Engineered mRNA–ribosome fusions for facile biosynthesis of selenoproteins. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2321700121. PMID: 38442159, PMCID: PMC10945757, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2321700121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelenocysteine insertion sequenceRibosomal RNARibosome engineeringMessenger RNARegulatory RNA elementsMachinery of protein synthesisInsertion of SecSec-containing proteinsSite-specific insertionBiosynthesis of selenoproteinsNatural messenger RNALive bacterial cellsRNA elementsUAG codonInsertion sequenceRibosome structureUGA codonSec codonInsert SecStop codonSynthetic biologyDesigning proteinsRibosomePolypeptide chainBacterial cells
1983
Organization and Expression of tRNA Genes in Drosophila Melanogaster
Sharp S, Cooley L, DeFranco D, Dingermann T, Söll D. Organization and Expression of tRNA Genes in Drosophila Melanogaster. Recent Results In Cancer Research 1983, 84: 1-14. PMID: 6405456, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-81947-6_1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein-synthesizing machineryCorrect amino acidCognate aminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesAminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesTransfer RNA moleculesSpecific recognition featuresStructure-function relationshipsTRNA genesDrosophila melanogasterTRNA speciesRNA moleculesGeneral structural featuresPolypeptide chainTRNAAmino acidsRegulatory processesUseful moleculesFunctional characteristicsStructural featuresIntegral componentRecognition featuresMelanogasterEfficient recognitionSynthetasesRibosomes