1991
Histidine tRNA guanylyltransferase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. I. Purification and physical properties.
Pande S, Jahn D, Söll D. Histidine tRNA guanylyltransferase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. I. Purification and physical properties. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1991, 266: 22826-22831. PMID: 1660461, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)54428-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdditional nucleotidesHistidine tRNA genesPolymin P precipitationTRNA genesSodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisDodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisTRNA speciesSulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisRate zonal sedimentationHomodimeric structureGuanylyltransferaseRelative molecular weightTRNAATP-agaroseGel filtrationAbolishes activityHistidine tRNANative enzymeGuanosine residuesAcceptor RNAEnzymatic activityUnfractionated tRNAGuanosine substrateZonal sedimentationGel electrophoresis
1990
Enzymatic addition of guanylate to histidine transfer RNA
Williams J, Cooley L, Söll D. Enzymatic addition of guanylate to histidine transfer RNA. Methods In Enzymology 1990, 181: 451-462. PMID: 2166216, DOI: 10.1016/0076-6879(90)81143-i.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell LineChromatography, AffinityChromatography, DEAE-CelluloseChromatography, Ion ExchangeDrosophilaElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelGuanosine TriphosphateKineticsNucleotidyltransferasesPhosphorus RadioisotopesRadioisotope Dilution TechniqueRNA, Transfer, Amino Acid-SpecificRNA, Transfer, HisSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSubstrate SpecificityConceptsHistidine tRNATransfer RNABacteriophage T5Yeast enzymeEnzyme migratesUridine residuesExtra nucleotidesLigase mechanismAdditional nucleotidesEnzymatic additionGel filtration chromatographyEnzyme intermediateTRNAAbsolute requirementEnzymeMolecular weightNucleotidesUltrogel AcA 34Filtration chromatographyATPDrosophilaAcA 34Molecular weight markersYeastTitration experiments
1982
Post-transcriptional nucleotide addition is responsible for the formation of the 5' terminus of histidine tRNA.
Cooley L, Appel B, Söll D. Post-transcriptional nucleotide addition is responsible for the formation of the 5' terminus of histidine tRNA. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1982, 79: 6475-6479. PMID: 6292903, PMCID: PMC347149, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.79.21.6475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMature tRNAHistidine tRNAPrimary transcriptHistidine tRNA genesGuanylate residuePost-transcriptional additionDrosophila Kc cellsTRNA genesDrosophila melanogasterSchizosaccharomyces pombeTRNAs resultsRNA speciesRNase PEukaryotic mRNAsKc cellsRNA precursorsTRNASequence analysisNucleotide additionAdditional nucleotidesPhosphodiester bondGenesNucleotidesMaturation schemeTranscriptsGenes for tRNA 5Lys from Drosophila melanogaster
DeFranco D, Burke K, Hayashi S, Tener G, Miller R, Söll D. Genes for tRNA 5Lys from Drosophila melanogaster. Nucleic Acids Research 1982, 10: 5799-5808. PMID: 6292853, PMCID: PMC320931, DOI: 10.1093/nar/10.19.5799.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1981
Identification of regulatory sequences contained in the 5'-flanking region of Drosophila lysine tRNA2 genes.
DeFranco D, Sharp S, Söll D. Identification of regulatory sequences contained in the 5'-flanking region of Drosophila lysine tRNA2 genes. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1981, 256: 12424-12429. PMID: 6913581, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)43290-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTRNA genesTranscriptional repressionMature tRNATemplate activityDrosophila tRNA genesLow template activityInsertion of nucleotidesPoor transcriptional activityRegulatory sequencesDeletion analysisNucleotides 23Transcriptional activityAdditional nucleotidesGenesTRNARepressionNucleotidesTranscriptionComplete lossSequenceDeletionOligonucleotideOligonucleotide sequencesRegionActivity