1994
Coexpression of eukaryotic tRNASer and yeast seryl-tRNA synthetase leads to functional amber suppression in Escherichia coli
Weygand-Durasević I, Nalaskowska M, Söll D. Coexpression of eukaryotic tRNASer and yeast seryl-tRNA synthetase leads to functional amber suppression in Escherichia coli. Journal Of Bacteriology 1994, 176: 232-239. PMID: 8282701, PMCID: PMC205035, DOI: 10.1128/jb.176.1.232-239.1994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeryl-tRNA synthetaseYeast seryl-tRNA synthetaseEscherichia coliSerine tRNA geneE. coliConservation of determinantsTRNA genesSchizosaccharomyces pombePrimary transcriptPlasmid promoterAmber suppressionTRNA identityFunctional expressionColiCoexpressionSynthetasePombeGenesPromoterSuppressorTranscriptsOrganismsConservationExpressionEfficient suppression
1990
The RNA component of RNase P in Schizosaccharomyces species
Zimmerly S, Gamulin V, Burkard U, Söll D. The RNA component of RNase P in Schizosaccharomyces species. FEBS Letters 1990, 271: 189-193. PMID: 2226803, DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(90)80403-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchizosaccharomyces speciesS. pombeS. octosporusFission yeast SchizosaccharomycesSecondary structure modelComparative structural informationYeast SchizosaccharomycesGenes divergeRNase PRelated organismsSingle geneRNA componentNorthern analysisK RNAGenesS. japonicusSpeciesPombeOctosporusRNAStructural informationSequenceSchizosaccharomycesCopurifiesCloning
1985
Dimeric tRNA gene arrangement in Schizosaccharomyces pombe allows increased expression of the downstream gene
Hottinger-Werlen A, Schaack J, Lapointe J, Mao J, Nichols M, Söll D. Dimeric tRNA gene arrangement in Schizosaccharomyces pombe allows increased expression of the downstream gene. Nucleic Acids Research 1985, 13: 8739-8747. PMID: 3936021, PMCID: PMC318948, DOI: 10.1093/nar/13.24.8739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTRNASer geneS. pombe genesDimeric arrangementPombe geneTRNA genesGene arrangementSchizosaccharomyces pombeSpecies genesMinor genesTranscription factorsDownstream genesTranscriptional efficiencyCompetitive abilityGenesMinor speciesMajor speciesSpeciesDimeric structureEfficient productionExpressionSchizosaccharomycesPombeTRNASerSaccharomycesSequenceFirst identification of an amber nonsense mutation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe: major differences in the efficiency of homologous versus heterologous yeast suppressor tRNA genes
Krupp G, Thuriaux P, Willis I, Gamulin V, Söll D. First identification of an amber nonsense mutation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe: major differences in the efficiency of homologous versus heterologous yeast suppressor tRNA genes. Molecular Genetics And Genomics 1985, 201: 82-87. PMID: 3903436, DOI: 10.1007/bf00397990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsS. pombeAmber allelesAmber suppressor allelesFission yeast SchizosaccharomycesS. pombe transformantsAmber suppressor tRNANonsense mutationAmber nonsense mutationsSuppressor tRNA geneTRNA genesFission yeastYeast SchizosaccharomycesSchizosaccharomyces pombeSuppressor allelesTRP1 locusAmber mutationSuppressor tRNAPombeNonsense allelesNorthern analysisNitrosoguanidine mutagenesisOchre alleleGenesFirst identificationTRNASerMutations preventing expression of sup3 tRNASer nonsense suppressors of Schizosaccharomyces pombe.
Pearson D, Willis I, Hottinger H, Bell J, Kumar A, Leupold U, Söll D. Mutations preventing expression of sup3 tRNASer nonsense suppressors of Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1985, 5: 808-815. PMID: 3921825, PMCID: PMC366785, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.5.4.808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTRNA genesSchizosaccharomyces pombeGenomic clone bankEucaryotic tRNA genesTranscription control regionsIdentification of mutationsClone bankTRNA precursorsControl regionNonsense codonGenetic evidenceNonsense suppressorsRevertant allelesTranscriptional efficiencySaccharomyces cerevisiae extractSequence analysisSuppressor locusColony hybridizationMutational hotspotsPoint mutationsCerevisiae extractGenesPombeMutationsSplicing
1984
The sup8 tRNALeu gene of Schizosaccharomyces pombe has an unusual intervening sequence and reduced pairing in the anticodon stem
Sumner-Smith M, Hottinger H, Willis I, Koch T, Arentzen R, Söll D. The sup8 tRNALeu gene of Schizosaccharomyces pombe has an unusual intervening sequence and reduced pairing in the anticodon stem. Molecular Genetics And Genomics 1984, 197: 447-452. PMID: 6597338, DOI: 10.1007/bf00329941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTRNA genesS. pombe DNAWild-type alleleAnticodon UCASplicing endonucleaseSuppressor allelesSchizosaccharomyces pombeTRNALeu geneUUA codonTrailer sequencesIntervening sequenceCell-free extractsAnticodon stemRelated sequencesSplice siteBase pairsSecondary structureGenesIsoacceptorsAllelesSequenceStructural requirementsPombeAnticodonSup8The Schizosaccharomyces pombe sup3‐i suppressor recognizes ochre, but not amber codons in vitro and in vivo.
Hottinger H, Stadelmann B, Pearson D, Frendewey D, Kohli J, Söll D. The Schizosaccharomyces pombe sup3‐i suppressor recognizes ochre, but not amber codons in vitro and in vivo. The EMBO Journal 1984, 3: 423-428. PMID: 6370683, PMCID: PMC557361, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1984.tb01823.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombeYeast Schizosaccharomyces pombeUGA termination codonVitro translation assaysReadthrough productS. pombeSchizosaccharomyces pombeNonsense mutantsTermination signalOchre suppressorUGA suppressionTranslation assaysAmber codonTermination codonGlobin mRNASup3PombeT substitutionCodonSuppressorPlasmid DNASchizosaccharomycesMutantsVivoAnticodon
1983
Organization of ribosomal DNA in yellow lupine (Lupinus luteus) and sequence of the 5.8 S RNA gene
Rafalski J, Wiewiórowski M, Söll D. Organization of ribosomal DNA in yellow lupine (Lupinus luteus) and sequence of the 5.8 S RNA gene. FEBS Letters 1983, 152: 241-246. DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(83)80388-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1982
The 5S RNA genes of Schizosaccharomyces pombe
Mao J, Appel B, Schaack J, Sharp S, Yamada H, Söll D. The 5S RNA genes of Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Nucleic Acids Research 1982, 10: 487-500. PMID: 6278416, PMCID: PMC326152, DOI: 10.1093/nar/10.2.487.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1979
Characterization of a UGA-suppressing serine tRNA from Schizosaccharomyces pombe with the help of a new in vitro assay system for eukaryotic suppressor tRNAs.
Kohli J, Kwong T, Altruda F, Söll D, Wahl G. Characterization of a UGA-suppressing serine tRNA from Schizosaccharomyces pombe with the help of a new in vitro assay system for eukaryotic suppressor tRNAs. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1979, 254: 1546-1551. PMID: 762155, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)37806-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpal suppressor tRNASuppressor tRNAReadthrough productSchizosaccharomyces pombeFission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombeYeast Schizosaccharomyces pombeOchre suppressor tRNAUGA termination codonBeta-globin mRNARabbit beta-globin mRNARabbit globin mRNAWheat germ extractSuppressor mutantsS. pombeNonsense suppressionPure tRNAsAlpha-globinSerine tRNATermination codonGlobin mRNATRNAPombeGerm extractSerineAssay system