1994
A point mutation in Euglena gracilis chloroplast tRNA(Glu) uncouples protein and chlorophyll biosynthesis.
Stange-Thomann N, Thomann H, Lloyd A, Lyman H, Söll D. A point mutation in Euglena gracilis chloroplast tRNA(Glu) uncouples protein and chlorophyll biosynthesis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1994, 91: 7947-7951. PMID: 8058739, PMCID: PMC44521, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.17.7947.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAldehyde OxidoreductasesAnimalsBase SequenceBlotting, NorthernChlorophyllChloroplastsCloning, MolecularDNADNA PrimersEuglena gracilisIntramolecular TransferasesIsomerasesMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid ConformationPoint MutationPolymerase Chain ReactionProtein BiosynthesisRNA, Transfer, GluConceptsEuglena gracilis chloroplastsChlorophyll biosynthesisGlu-tRNA reductaseChlorophyll-deficient mutantsPoint mutationsChloroplast protein synthesisSequence-specific mannerDual-function moleculeC5 pathwayNADPH-dependent reductionSpecific cofactorsGluTRFirst enzymeGene productsUniversal precursorImportant identity elementAminomutase activitySequence analysisE. gracilisSecond enzymeTetrapyrrole pigmentsT-loopProtein synthesisBiosynthesisChloroplasts
1992
Synthetase competition and tRNA context determine the in vivo identity of tRNA discriminator mutants
Sherman J, Rogers K, Rogers M, Söll D. Synthetase competition and tRNA context determine the in vivo identity of tRNA discriminator mutants. Journal Of Molecular Biology 1992, 228: 1055-1062. PMID: 1474577, DOI: 10.1016/0022-2836(92)90314-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmber suppressorTyrosine tRNAN-terminal protein sequencingGlutamyl-tRNA synthetaseE. coli dihydrofolate reductaseAminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesEffects of mutationsEfficiency of aminoacylationColi dihydrofolate reductaseSite of aminoacylationTyrosine specificityTRNAs exhibitGlutamine tRNAMutagenic analysisProtein sequencingGlutamate tRNAImportant identity elementVivo identityTRNANucleotide substitutionsTRNA identityDiscriminator baseDihydrofolate reductaseMultiple mutationsSynthetases