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 schemeTranscripts
1980
Dimeric tRNA precursors in yeast
Schmidt O, Mao J, Ogden R, Beckmann J, Sakano H, Abelson J, Söll D. Dimeric tRNA precursors in yeast. Nature 1980, 287: 750-752. PMID: 6253814, DOI: 10.1038/287750a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDimeric tRNA precursorTRNA precursorsDNA fragmentsYeast tRNA genesDifferent genomic regionsNucleotide sequence analysisTRNA genesSaccharomyces cerevisiae1Xenopus nucleiGenomic regionsSpecific transcriptionTRNA speciesPrecursor RNARNA precursorsTRNA moleculesGene regionSequence analysisGene configurationEnzyme activityGenesMode of expressionFragmentsTranscriptionYeastTRNAAspDimeric transfer RNA precursors in S. pombe
Mao J, Schmidt O, Söll D. Dimeric transfer RNA precursors in S. pombe. Cell 1980, 21: 509-516. PMID: 7407924, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(80)90488-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTRNA genesNucleotide intronRNA precursorsDNA fragmentsNuclear extractsNucleotide spacerPrimary transcription productTransfer RNA precursorsNucleotide leader sequenceS. pombeTRNA sequencesTrailer sequencesRNA initiationLeader sequenceTRNA moleculesTranscription productsEnzymatic stepsSequence analysisRNA analysisXenopus oocytesGenesEndonuclease cleavageIntronsTerminusSequence
1971
Enzymatic Modification of Transfer RNA
Söll D. Enzymatic Modification of Transfer RNA. Science 1971, 173: 293-299. PMID: 4934576, DOI: 10.1126/science.173.3994.293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTRNA-modifying enzymesTRNA moleculesTRNA genesTransfer RNAAmino acid biosynthesisParticular tRNA speciesNucleic acid-protein interactionsAminoacyl-tRNA synthetaseSimple selection procedureAmino acid acceptorPrecursor tRNAsActive tRNAMature tRNACellular processesTRNA speciesRegulatory mutantsAcid biosynthesisRNA precursorsProtein factorsIsoacceptor tRNAsDifferent amino acidsNucleotide sequencePolynucleotide levelBiological functionsTRNA