2002
tRNA‐dependent amino acid discrimination by yeast seryl‐tRNA synthetase
Gruic‐Sovulj I, Landeka I, Söll D, Weygand‐Durasevic I. tRNA‐dependent amino acid discrimination by yeast seryl‐tRNA synthetase. The FEBS Journal 2002, 269: 5271-5279. PMID: 12392560, DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2002.03241.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeryl-tRNA synthetaseYeast seryl-tRNA synthetaseCognate tRNA moleculesAmino acid discriminationAminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesAmino acid substratesSimilar amino acidsAmino acid serineGenetic codeEnzyme active siteTRNA moleculesActive siteYeast SerRSConformational changesAcid substratesAmino acidsSerineSynthetaseStoichiometric analysisDifferent affinitiesEnzymeAccurate translationTRNASerSynthetasesSaccharomyces
1996
Escherichia coli Tryptophanyl-tRNA Synthetase Mutants Selected for Tryptophan Auxotrophy Implicate the Dimer Interface in Optimizing Amino Acid Binding †
Sever S, Rogers K, Rogers M, Carter C, Söll D. Escherichia coli Tryptophanyl-tRNA Synthetase Mutants Selected for Tryptophan Auxotrophy Implicate the Dimer Interface in Optimizing Amino Acid Binding †. Biochemistry 1996, 35: 32-40. PMID: 8555191, DOI: 10.1021/bi952103d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBacillus subtilisBase SequenceBinding SitesCloning, MolecularDNA PrimersEscherichia coliGenes, BacterialGeobacillus stearothermophilusHaemophilus influenzaeKineticsMacromolecular SubstancesModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataPolymerase Chain ReactionProtein FoldingProtein Structure, SecondaryRecombinant ProteinsRestriction MappingSequence Homology, Amino AcidTryptophanTryptophan-tRNA LigaseConceptsTryptophanyl-tRNA synthetaseDimer interfaceClass I aminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesAminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesAmino acid bindingAmino acid activationActive siteSteady-state kinetic analysisSynthetase mutantsRossmann foldApparent KmKMSKS loopTrp lociProtein structureTrpR proteinTryptophan auxotrophDimeric enzymeAuxotrophic strainsBacillus stearothermophilusAcid bindingEscherichia coliOptimal catalysisAminoacyl adenylatesMutantsMutations
1979
Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases: General Features and Recognition of Transfer RNAs
Schimmel P, Söll D. Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases: General Features and Recognition of Transfer RNAs. Annual Review Of Biochemistry 1979, 48: 601-648. PMID: 382994, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.bi.48.070179.003125.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1974
Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of protein-nucleic acid interactions II. The E. coli tRNAGlu complex with glutamyl-tRNA synthetase
Shulman R, Hilbers C, Söll D, Yang S. Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of protein-nucleic acid interactions II. The E. coli tRNAGlu complex with glutamyl-tRNA synthetase. Journal Of Molecular Biology 1974, 90: 609-611. PMID: 4615173, DOI: 10.1016/0022-2836(74)90238-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1972
Glutamyl Transfer Ribonucleic Acid Synthetase of Escherichia coli I. PURIFICATION AND PROPERTIES
Lapointe J, Söll D. Glutamyl Transfer Ribonucleic Acid Synthetase of Escherichia coli I. PURIFICATION AND PROPERTIES. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1972, 247: 4966-4974. PMID: 4341531, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)44925-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdenosine TriphosphateAlkylationAmino AcidsAmino Acyl-tRNA SynthetasesAnimalsCatalysisCentrifugation, ZonalChromatographyDiphosphatesDrug StabilityElectrophoresisElectrophoresis, DiscEscherichia coliGlutamatesHot TemperatureHydroxyapatitesIsoelectric FocusingMacromolecular SubstancesMolecular WeightOxidation-ReductionPhosphorus IsotopesRabbitsUltracentrifugationGlutamyl Transfer Ribonucleic Acid Synthetase of Escherichia coli III. INFLUENCE OF THE 46K PROTEIN ON THE AFFINITY OF THE 56K GLUTAMYL TRANSFER RIBONUCLEIC ACID SYNTHETASE FOR ITS SUBSTRATES
Lapointe J, Söll D. Glutamyl Transfer Ribonucleic Acid Synthetase of Escherichia coli III. INFLUENCE OF THE 46K PROTEIN ON THE AFFINITY OF THE 56K GLUTAMYL TRANSFER RIBONUCLEIC ACID SYNTHETASE FOR ITS SUBSTRATES. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1972, 247: 4982-4985. PMID: 4560497, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)44927-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProperties of a dimer of tRNA I Tyr 1 (Escherichia coli).
Yang S, Söll D, Crothers D. Properties of a dimer of tRNA I Tyr 1 (Escherichia coli). Biochemistry 1972, 11: 2311-20. PMID: 4555033, DOI: 10.1021/bi00762a016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmino Acyl-tRNA SynthetasesCarbon IsotopesChemical PhenomenaChemistryChemistry, PhysicalEscherichia coliHot TemperatureKineticsMacromolecular SubstancesMagnesiumMathematicsModels, ChemicalModels, StructuralNucleic Acid ConformationNucleic Acid DenaturationNucleic Acid HybridizationRNA, BacterialRNA, TransferSodiumSpectrophotometryTemperatureThermodynamicsTyrosineUltracentrifugationUltraviolet Rays