1997
Archaeal-type lysyl-tRNA synthetase in the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi
Ibba M, Bono J, Rosa P, Söll D. Archaeal-type lysyl-tRNA synthetase in the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 14383-14388. PMID: 9405621, PMCID: PMC24988, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.26.14383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLysyl-tRNA synthetasesLysyl-tRNA synthetaseOpen reading frameReading frameAminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesLyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferiGroup of enzymesLysyl-tRNA synthetase activityAmino acid levelsBacterial pathogen Borrelia burgdorferiArchaeal kingdomHeterologous expressionProtein biosynthesisGenomic sequencesMRNA translationPathogen Borrelia burgdorferiSignificant similarityLysyl-tRNASynthetasesB. burgdorferiBorrelia burgdorferiEscherichia coliEukaryaSpirochete Borrelia burgdorferiPathogenic spirochetes
1994
A Lactobacillus nifS-like gene suppresses an Escherichia coli transaminase B mutation
Leong-Morgenthaler P, Oliver S, Hottinger H, Söll D. A Lactobacillus nifS-like gene suppresses an Escherichia coli transaminase B mutation. Biochimie 1994, 76: 45-49. PMID: 8031904, DOI: 10.1016/0300-9084(94)90061-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNifS-like genesNifS-like proteinsNif gene productsNif proteinsNif genesGene productsNitrogen-fixing bacteriaGroup of enzymesRemarkable sequence homologyCysteine desulfuraseSequence conservationEfficient nitrogen fixationLeucine auxotrophyTransaminase BDiverse functionsSequence homologyNitrogen fixationEscherichia coli strainsProtein productsMetabolic pathwaysAzotobacter vinelandiiGenesB mutationsProteinDissimilar mutations