2024
Replacing a Cysteine Ligand by Selenocysteine in a [NiFe]-Hydrogenase Unlocks Hydrogen Production Activity and Addresses the Role of Concerted Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in Electrocatalytic Reversibility
Evans R, Krahn N, Weiss J, Vincent K, Söll D, Armstrong F. Replacing a Cysteine Ligand by Selenocysteine in a [NiFe]-Hydrogenase Unlocks Hydrogen Production Activity and Addresses the Role of Concerted Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in Electrocatalytic Reversibility. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2024, 146: 16971-16976. PMID: 38747098, PMCID: PMC11212049, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c03489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProton-electron transferConcerted proton-coupled electron transferProton-coupled electron transferHydrogen production activityLowest energy pathwayProtein film voltammetryProton affinityReversible electrocatalystsSmall overpotentialProton reductionElectron transferProduction catalystsElectrocatalytic propertiesCysteine ligandsPlatinum metalsFilm voltammetryEnergy pathwaysProtonElectrocatalystsVoltammetryElectrocatalyticallyOverpotentialCatalystTransferCysteine
2006
Aminoacyl‐tRNAs: Deciphering and Defining the Genetic Message
Ambrogelly A, Salazar J, Sheppard K, Polycarpo C, Oshikane H, Nakamura Y, Fukai S, Nureki O, Söll D. Aminoacyl‐tRNAs: Deciphering and Defining the Genetic Message. 2006, 207-215. DOI: 10.1002/9780470750865.ch18.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
RNA-Dependent Cysteine Biosynthesis in Archaea
Sauerwald A, Zhu W, Major TA, Roy H, Palioura S, Jahn D, Whitman WB, Yates JR, Ibba M, Söll D. RNA-Dependent Cysteine Biosynthesis in Archaea. Science 2005, 307: 1969-1972. PMID: 15790858, DOI: 10.1126/science.1108329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCysteine biosynthesisSep-tRNAComparative genomic analysisCys-tRNA synthasePhosphoseryl-tRNA synthetaseCys-tRNACysteine auxotrophyMost organismsMethanocaldococcus jannaschiiMethanococcus maripaludisGenetic codeGenomic analysisEssential enzymeO-phosphoserineBiosynthesisRNA synthetaseOrganismsSepRSSynthetasePartial purificationCysteineSole routeArchaeaSepCysSJannaschii