1996
A second and differentially expressed glutamyl-tRNA reductase gene from Arabidopsis thaliana
Kumar A, Csankovszki G, Söll D. A second and differentially expressed glutamyl-tRNA reductase gene from Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Molecular Biology 1996, 30: 419-426. PMID: 8605295, DOI: 10.1007/bf00049321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbstract5-Aminolevulinic acidHemA geneArabidopsis thalianaC5 pathwayGlutamyl-tRNA reductase geneDeduced amino acid sequenceLight-inducible genesChloroplasts of plantsGlutamyl-tRNA reductaseAmino acid sequenceA. thalianaChlorophyll biosynthesisShort intronsGenomic libraryGlutamyl-tRNARegulatory elementsALA formationNucleotide sequenceUniversal precursorAcid sequenceReductase geneGenomic DNAThalianaGenesAmino acids
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 synthesisBiosynthesisChloroplastsLight regulation of chlorophyll biosynthesis at the level of 5-aminolevulinate formation in Arabidopsis.
Ilag L, Kumar A, Söll D. Light regulation of chlorophyll biosynthesis at the level of 5-aminolevulinate formation in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell 1994, 6: 265-275. PMID: 7908550, PMCID: PMC160432, DOI: 10.1105/tpc.6.2.265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAldehyde OxidoreductasesAmino Acid SequenceAminolevulinic AcidArabidopsisChlorophyllChloroplastsEscherichia coliGene Expression RegulationGenes, PlantGlutamatesGlutamic AcidIntramolecular TransferasesIsomerasesLightMolecular Sequence DataPromoter Regions, GeneticRNA, Transfer, GluSequence Homology, Amino AcidSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidTranscription, GeneticConceptsC5 pathwayAmino acid sequenceHemA proteinChlorophyll biosynthesisGlu-tRNAALA formationAcid sequenceRNA gel blot analysisDeduced amino acid sequenceGlu-tRNA reductaseChloroplasts of plantsGel blot analysisArabidopsis genesFunctional complementationShort intronsCorresponding genesTranscriptional controlFlower tissuesLight regulationExtensive homologyFirst enzymeUniversal precursorReductase geneChlorophyll formationSecond enzyme
1988
The nucleotide sequences of barley cytoplasmic glutamate transfer RNAs and structural features essential for formation of δ-aminolevulinic acid
Peterson D, Schön A, Söll D. The nucleotide sequences of barley cytoplasmic glutamate transfer RNAs and structural features essential for formation of δ-aminolevulinic acid. Plant Molecular Biology 1988, 11: 293-299. PMID: 24272342, DOI: 10.1007/bf00027386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChloroplast aminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesGlu-tRNA reductaseNumber of prokaryotesΔ-aminolevulinic acidMultistep enzymatic pathwayAminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesGlu-tRNATRNA discriminationTransfer RNAALA formationNucleotide sequenceALA synthesisBarley chloroplastsUniversal precursorBarley embryosChloroplastsStructural featuresEnzymatic pathwaysTRNAAlaProkaryotesSynthetasesRNAEmbryosSpecies
1986
The RNA required in the first step of chlorophyll biosynthesis is a chloroplast glutamate tRNA
Schön A, Krupp G, Gough S, Berry-Lowe S, Kannangara C, Söll D. The RNA required in the first step of chlorophyll biosynthesis is a chloroplast glutamate tRNA. Nature 1986, 322: 281-284. PMID: 3637637, DOI: 10.1038/322281a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΔ-aminolevulinatePeptide bond synthesisCognate amino acidMolecules of chlorophyllLow relative molecular massNucleotide sequence analysisRelative molecular massBond synthesisSubsequent reactionChlorophyll biosynthesisTransfer RNAUniversal precursorGlutamate tRNAAminoacyl bondSequence analysisNovel roleSerial affinity chromatographyMolecular massRNAAmino acidsComplete reactionBlue SepharoseAcceptor RNAReduction of glutamateReaction