1996
Transfer RNA‐dependent cognate amino acid recognition by an aminoacyl‐tRNA synthetase.
Hong K, Ibba M, Weygand‐Durasevic I, Rogers M, Thomann H, Söll D. Transfer RNA‐dependent cognate amino acid recognition by an aminoacyl‐tRNA synthetase. The EMBO Journal 1996, 15: 1983-1991. PMID: 8617245, PMCID: PMC450117, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00549.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmino acid recognitionEscherichia coli glutaminyl-tRNA synthetaseAccuracy of aminoacylationProtein-RNA interactionsRole of tRNAGlutaminyl-tRNA synthetaseAmino acid affinityCharacterization of mutantsAminoacyl-tRNA synthetaseAmino acid activationSpecific interactionsSubstrate recognitionEnzyme active siteGlnRActive siteAcceptor stemTRNAAminoacylationAcid affinityPosition 235TerminusSynthetaseObserved roleGlnTRNAGln
1985
Heptapeptide repeat structure of a wheat γ-gliadin
Scheets K, Rafalski J, Hedgcoth C, Söll D. Heptapeptide repeat structure of a wheat γ-gliadin. Plant Science 1985, 37: 221-225. DOI: 10.1016/0304-4211(85)90008-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1980
Dimeric 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
1979
The nucleotide sequence of a cloned Drosophila arginine tRNA gene and its in vitro transcription in Xenopus germinal vesicle extracts.
Silverman S, Schmidt O, Söll D, Hovemann B. The nucleotide sequence of a cloned Drosophila arginine tRNA gene and its in vitro transcription in Xenopus germinal vesicle extracts. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1979, 254: 10290-10294. PMID: 114522, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)86707-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMature tRNAPrecursor RNANucleotide sequenceDrosophila tRNAArg geneGerminal vesicle extractsArginine tRNA geneXenopus germinal vesicleTRNA genesTRNAArg genePrimary transcriptDNA sequencesLeader sequenceVesicle extractsT residuesGenesTranscriptionGerminal vesicleTerminusVitro systemTRNAA sequenceRNASequenceNucleotidesTRNAArg