2001
Regulation of HEMA1 expression by phytochrome and a plastid signal during de‐etiolation in Arabidopsis thaliana
McCormac A, Fischer A, Kumar A, Söll D, Terry M. Regulation of HEMA1 expression by phytochrome and a plastid signal during de‐etiolation in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Journal 2001, 25: 549-561. PMID: 11309145, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.2001.00986.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhotosynthesis-related nuclear genesRNA gel blot analysisTetrapyrrole biosynthetic genesTransgenic Arabidopsis linesGlutamyl-tRNA reductaseGel blot analysisLow-fluence response modeRoots of seedlingsPlastid signalsArabidopsis linesNuclear genesArabidopsis thalianaPlant tetrapyrrolesBiosynthetic genesHemA genePhytochrome familyPhotosynthetic tissuesGusA expressionChlorophyll accumulationFactor signalsPromoter fragmentCis elementsALA synthesisTranscriptional levelPromoter constructs
2000
Antisense HEMA1 RNA Expression Inhibits Heme and Chlorophyll Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis1
Kumar A, Söll D. Antisense HEMA1 RNA Expression Inhibits Heme and Chlorophyll Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis1. Plant Physiology 2000, 122: 49-56. PMID: 10631248, PMCID: PMC58843, DOI: 10.1104/pp.122.1.49.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConstitutive cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoterCauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoterTransgenic Arabidopsis plantsGlutamyl-tRNA reductaseBiosynthesis of tetrapyrrolesNormal growth conditionsLevels of chlorophyllFormation of ALAArabidopsis plantsChlorophyll biosynthesisHemA geneChlorophyll deficiencyGsa geneFirst enzymeGene expressionEnzymatic stepsSecond enzymeHeme synthesisPlantsReductase expressionChlorophyllGrowth conditionsBiosynthesisHemeGenes
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
1993
SPL1-1, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutation affecting tRNA splicing
Kolman C, Söll D. SPL1-1, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutation affecting tRNA splicing. Journal Of Bacteriology 1993, 175: 1433-1442. PMID: 8444805, PMCID: PMC193230, DOI: 10.1128/jb.175.5.1433-1442.1993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceBlotting, NorthernIntronsMolecular Sequence DataMutationNucleic Acid ConformationRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA SplicingRNA, FungalRNA, TransferSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSequence Homology, Amino AcidSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidTranscription, GeneticConceptsTRNA genesSaccharomyces cerevisiae genesMature suppressor tRNASuppressor tRNA geneOpen reading frameSaccharomyces cerevisiae mutationsCerevisiae genesTRNA splicingSuppression phenotypeTRNA processingChromosome IIIGenetic approachesSuppressor tRNAReading frameGenetic analysisNorthern analysisMutant selectionMutantsNonsense mutationGenesMutationsLEU2Cell levelIncreased synthesisNFS1
1992
Chloroplast tRNAAsp: nucleotide sequence and variation of in vivo levels during plastid maturation
Schön A, Gough S, Söll D. Chloroplast tRNAAsp: nucleotide sequence and variation of in vivo levels during plastid maturation. Plant Molecular Biology 1992, 20: 601-607. PMID: 1450377, DOI: 10.1007/bf00046445.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1990
Expression of the Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 tRNA(Glu) gene provides tRNA for protein and chlorophyll biosynthesis
O'Neill G, Söll D. Expression of the Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 tRNA(Glu) gene provides tRNA for protein and chlorophyll biosynthesis. Journal Of Bacteriology 1990, 172: 6363-6371. PMID: 2121711, PMCID: PMC526821, DOI: 10.1128/jb.172.11.6363-6371.1990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynechocystis 6803Synechocystis spFirst anticodon baseStrain PCC 6803Cyanobacterium Synechocystis spTotal tRNA populationAmount of chlorophyllNorthern blot analysisChlorophyll biosynthesisALA biosynthesisPrecursor tRNAsPCC 6803TRNA speciesProtein biosynthesisTRNA populationCellular RNAAminoacylation assaysChlorophyll levelsBiosynthesisAddition of inhibitorsBlot analysisTranslation systemDelta-aminolevulinic acidTRNAChlorophyllYeast suppressor mutations and transfer RNA processing
Nichols M, Willis I, Söll D. Yeast suppressor mutations and transfer RNA processing. Methods In Enzymology 1990, 181: 377-394. PMID: 2199758, DOI: 10.1016/0076-6879(90)81137-j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceBlotting, NorthernChromosomes, FungalGenes, FungalIndicators and ReagentsMolecular Sequence DataMutationNucleic Acid ConformationNucleic Acid HybridizationRNA Polymerase IIIRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA, TransferRNA, Transfer, SerSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSuppression, GeneticTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticConceptsTRNA genesMature-sized tRNAsRNA processing reactionsPrimer-directed mutagenesisAminoacyl-tRNA synthetaseTransfer RNA moleculesCognate aminoacyl-tRNA synthetaseRNA processingSuppressor mutationsTRNA locusElongation factorProtein biosynthesisRibosomal interactionsRNA moleculesMutant strainStructural proteinsPink coloniesTranscription efficiencyProcessing reactionsProtein synthesisSuppressor functionTRNALow template concentrationsGenesLoci