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PhD Molecular Biology University of California, Berkeley
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Diversity of oligonucleotide functions. (1995) (747)
Aminoacyl-RNA synthesis catalyzed by an RNA (1995) (316)
Rates of aminoacyl-tRNA selection at 29 sense codons in vivo. (1989) (221)
A specific amino acid binding site composed of RNA. (1988) (181)
RNA–Amino Acid Binding: A Stereochemical Era for the Genetic Code (2009) (174)
Recognition of tRNA by aminoacyl tRNA synthetases. (1967) (169)
Origins of the genetic code: the escaped triplet theory. (2005) (165)
Transfer RNA mutation and the malleability of the genetic code. (1994) (163)
Three small ribooligonucleotides with specific arginine sites. (1993) (160)
Translational efficiency of transfer RNA's: uses of an extended anticodon. (1982) (160)
Recognition of tRNA by isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase. Effect of substrates on the dynamics of tRNA-enzyme interaction. (1969) (159)
On the properties and utility of a membrane filter assay in the study of isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase. (1970) (129)
Amino Acids as RNA Ligands: A Direct-RNA-Template Theory for the Code's Origin (1998) (128)
Multiple translational products from a five-nucleotide ribozyme (2010) (124)
Use of tRNA suppressors to probe regulation of Escherichia coli release factor 2. (1988) (113)
How many catalytic RNAs? Ions and the Cheshire cat conjecture (1993) (112)
RNA-catalyzed amino acid activation. (2001) (109)
Selection of an RNA domain that binds Zn2+. (1995) (107)
RNAs with dual specificity and dual RNAs with similar specificity. (1994) (106)
An RNA pocket for an aliphatic hydrophobe (1994) (104)
Metal coordination sites that contribute to structure and catalysis in the group I intron from Tetrahymena. (1993) (103)
RNAs that bind and change the permeability of phospholipid membranes. (1999) (101)
How Mitochondria Redefine the Code (2001) (101)
A tiny RNA that catalyzes both aminoacyl-RNA and peptidyl-RNA synthesis. (1999) (100)
Specific RNA binding to ordered phospholipid bilayers (2006) (98)
Sense codons are found in specific contexts. (1985) (96)
Natural selection is not required to explain universal compositional patterns in rRNA secondary structure categories. (2006) (95)
tRNA-tRNA interactions within cellular ribosomes. (1989) (93)
RNA-Catalyzed CoA, NAD, and FAD synthesis from phosphopantetheine, NMN, and FMN. (2000) (93)
Getting past the RNA world: the initial Darwinian ancestor. (2011) (93)
Selection of the simplest RNA that binds isoleucine. (2003) (90)
The sequence of nucleotides in tRNA Ile from E. coli B. (1971) (89)
RNA-ligand chemistry: a testable source for the genetic code. (2000) (88)
Phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase and isoleucyl-tRNA Phe : a possible verification mechanism for aminoacyl-tRNA. (1972) (86)
Recognition of nucleotide sequences. (1969) (85)
Actions of the anticodon arm in translation on the phenotypes of RNA mutants. (1986) (84)
The effect of an Escherichia coli regulatory mutation on transfer RNA structure. (1979) (82)
Binding and disruption of phospholipid bilayers by supramolecular RNA complexes (2001) (81)
Autogenous translational repression of bacteriophage T4 gene 32 expression in vitro. (1978) (78)
On malleability in the genetic code (1996) (77)
Reading frame selection and transfer RNA anticodon loop stacking. (1987) (76)
tRNA Creation by Hairpin Duplication (2005) (76)
The accuracy of translation. (1979) (72)
Specific, rapid synthesis of Phe-RNA by RNA. (1999) (71)
An inhibitor of ribosomal peptidyl transferase using transition-state analogy. (1995) (70)
Analysis of the role of phosphate oxygens in the group I intron from Tetrahymena. (1992) (70)
Isoleucine:RNA sites with associated coding sequences. (1998) (69)
Coenzymes as coribozymes. (2002) (68)
RNA Affinity for Molecular L-Histidine; Genetic Code Origins (2005) (68)
Size, constant sequences, and optimal selection. (2005) (66)
The context effect does not require a fourth base pair. (1986) (65)
Affinity selection-amplification from randomized ribooligonucleotide pools. (1996) (64)
tRNA structure and ribosomal function. I. tRNA nucleotide 27-43 mutations enhance first position wobble. (1994) (63)
Intrinsic precision of aminoacyl-tRNA synthesis enhanced through parallel systems of ligands. (1972) (61)
Transfer RNA structure and coding specificity. I. Evidence that a D-arm mutation reduces tRNA dissociation from the ribosome. (1989) (61)
The Genetic Code and RNA-Amino Acid Affinities (2017) (59)
Genetic code origins (1989) (58)
Blastokinin: its size and shape, and an indication of the existence of subunits. (1972) (57)
Finding specific RNA motifs: function in a zeptomole world? (2003) (55)
Small RNA-divalent domains. (1996) (54)
Abundance of correctly folded RNA motifs in sequence space, calculated on computational grids (2005) (54)
5'-RNA self-capping from guanosine diphosphate. (1997) (53)
Defined set of cloned termination suppressors: in vivo activity of isogenetic UAG, UAA, and UGA suppressor tRNAs (1984) (53)
Boundaries for an RNA world. (1999) (52)
The u.v.-Resistance of Double-stranded φX174 DNA (1964) (51)
The translational efficiency of tRNA is a property of the anticodon arm. (1986) (51)
Rapid and simple ribozymic aminoacylation using three conserved nucleotides. (2009) (51)
Transfer RNA structure and coding specificity. II. A D-arm tertiary interaction that restricts coding range. (1989) (51)
Transformation of Clostridium perfringens (1984) (50)
A diminutive and specific RNA binding site for L-tryptophan (2005) (49)
Systematic alterations in the anticodon arm make tRNA(Glu)‐Suoc a more efficient suppressor. (1987) (48)
tRNA identity: A hair of the dogma that bit us (1988) (48)
Primordial genetics: phenotype of the ribocyte. (2002) (48)
A membrane transporter for tryptophan composed of RNA. (2004) (48)
Visualization of membrane RNAs. (2003) (47)
Life from an RNA World: The Ancestor Within (2010) (47)
23S rRNA similarity from selection for peptidyl transferase mimicry. (1997) (47)
Base substitutions in the tRNA anticodon arm do not degrade the accuracy of reading frame maintenance. (1986) (46)
Stop codon suppression via inhibition of eRF1 expression. (2003) (45)
Transfer RNA selection at the ribosomal A and P sites. (1979) (45)
Versatile 5' phosphoryl coupling of small and large molecules to an RNA. (1997) (45)
Acyl-CoAs from coenzyme ribozymes. (2002) (45)
The meaning of a minuscule ribozyme (2011) (44)
tRNA on the Ribosome: a Waggle Theory (1995) (44)
The Process of Infection with Bacteriophage øX174 XIII. Evidence for an Essential Bacterial “Site” (1967) (44)
Analyzing partially randomized nucleic acid pools: straight dope on doping. (2003) (43)
Shuttle plasmids for Escherichia coli and Clostridium perfringens (1984) (43)
BayesFold: Rational 2° folds that combine thermodynamic, covariation, and chemical data for aligned RNA sequences (2004) (43)
Discrimination between aminoacyl groups on su+ 7 tRNA by elongation factor Tu. (1980) (42)
Solvent and specificity. Binding and isoleucylation of phenylalanine transfer ribonucleic acid (Escherichia coli) by isoleucyl transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase from Escherichia coli. (1972) (42)
An axial binding site in the Tetrahymena precursor RNA. (1991) (42)
A twisted tRNA intermediate sets the threshold for decoding. (2003) (41)
An RNA-amino acid complex and the origin of the genetic code. (1991) (41)
Codon contexts from weakly expressed genes reduce expression in vivo. (1989) (39)
Essential structures of a self-aminoacylating RNA. (1997) (38)
Catalyzed and spontaneous reactions on ribozyme ribose. (2011) (38)
tRNA structure and ribosomal function. II. Interaction between anticodon helix and other tRNA mutations. (1994) (36)
A More Complex Isoleucine Aptamer with a Cognate Triplet* (2005) (36)
Phenylalanine-Binding RNAs and Genetic Code Evolution (2002) (36)
Error Minimization and Coding Triplet/Binding Site Associations Are Independent Features of the Canonical Genetic Code (2005) (35)
Specificity of arginine binding by the Tetrahymena intron. (1989) (35)
Simple, recurring RNA binding sites for L-arginine. (2010) (34)
The variety of intraspecific misacylations carried out by isoleucyl transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase of Escherichia coli. (1973) (33)
Small-molecule-substrate interactions with a self-aminoacylating ribozyme. (1997) (33)
Human tRNA(Sec) associates with HeLa membranes, cell lipid liposomes, and synthetic lipid bilayers. (2012) (32)
A simple and sensitive in vivo luciferase assay for tRNA-mediated nonsense suppression (1990) (31)
RNA enzymes with two small-molecule substrates. (1998) (30)
Faculty Opinions recommendation of A sequence element that tunes Escherichia coli tRNA(Ala)(GGC) to ensure accurate decoding. (2010) (29)
Binding of isoleucyl transfer ribonucleic acid by isoleucyl transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase: solvents, the strength of interaction, and a proposed source of specificity. (1972) (28)
Construction of a composite tRNA gene by anticodon loop transplant. (1980) (27)
Stereoselective arginine binding is a phylogenetically conserved property of group I self‐splicing RNAs. (1989) (27)
Proofreading, NTPases and translation: constraints on accurate biochemistry. (1992) (26)
Divalent cations in transfer ribonucleic acid and aminoacyl transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase function and structure. (1972) (26)
Isoleucylation of transfer RNAfMet (E. coli) by isoleucyl-transfer RNA synthetase from Escherichia coli (1972) (26)
On translation by RNAs alone. (2001) (24)
Proofreading, NTPases and translation: successful increase in specificity. (1992) (24)
Further comments on codon reassignment. Response. (1997) (23)
Dual specificity of su+ 7 tRNA. Evidence for translational discrimination. (1980) (23)
Peptidyl transferase: ancient and exiguous. (2000) (23)
Autoradiographic method for isolation of diverse microbial species with unique catabolic traits (1996) (22)
Co-optimization of ribozyme substrate stacking and L-arginine binding. (1992) (21)
Suppression of eukaryotic translation termination by selected RNAs. (2000) (21)
Natural and artificial RNAs occupy the same restricted region of sequence space. (2010) (20)
Precision of Protein Biosynthesis (1983) (20)
Ultraviolet sensitivity of the biological activity of phi-X-174 virus, single-stranded DNA, and RF DNA. (1967) (19)
The structure and aminoacylation of a temperature-sensitive tRNATrp (Escherichia coli). (1980) (19)
Darwinian behavior in a cold, sporadically fed pool of ribonucleotides. (2012) (17)
9 An RNA-Amino Acid Affinity (1993) (17)
Aminoacylation of the Ambivalent Su+7 Amber Suppressor tRNA (1977) (17)
BayesFold: rational 2 degrees folds that combine thermodynamic, covariation, and chemical data for aligned RNA sequences. (2004) (16)
Chiral histidine selection by D-ribose RNA. (2010) (15)
The Plausibility of RNA-Templated Peptides: Simultaneous RNA Affinity for Adjacent Peptide Side Chains (2012) (15)
The purification and sequence of a temperature-sensitive tryptophan tRNA. (1979) (15)
A calcium-metalloribozyme with autodecapping and pyrophosphatase activities. (1997) (14)
Selection of small molecules by the Tetrahymena catalytic center. (1991) (14)
Mutation in the D arm enables a suppressor with a CUA anticodon to read both amber and ochre codons in Escherichia coli. (1986) (14)
Site-specific mutagenesis of Escherichia coli gltT yields a weak, glutamic acid-inserting ochre suppressor. (1985) (14)
Information, probability, and the abundance of the simplest RNA active sites. (2008) (14)
Affinity labeling of isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase with N-bromoacetylisoleucyl-tRNA. (1973) (14)
Evolution of the Standard Genetic Code (2020) (13)
Small aminoacyl transfer centers at GU within a larger RNA (2012) (13)
A ribonucleotide Origin for Life – Fluctuation and Near-ideal Reactions (2013) (13)
An RNA pocket for the planar aromatic side chains of phenylalanine and tryptophane. (1995) (13)
Poly(U) RNA-templated synthesis of AppA (2015) (12)
Nucleotides that are essential but not conserved; a sufficient L-tryptophan site in RNA. (2010) (12)
Cross-backbone templating; ribodinucleotides made on poly(C) (2016) (10)
Construction of a systematic set of tRNA mutants by ligation of synthetic oligonucleotides into defined single-stranded gaps. (1986) (10)
Mutants of su+7 tRNA include a functional tRNA with an altered TΨCG sequence (1981) (10)
Tests of a Stereochemical Genetic Code (2013) (9)
Bar to normal UGA translation by the selenocysteine tRNA. (1992) (9)
Optimal Evolution of the Standard Genetic Code (2020) (9)
ORIGINS OF THE GENETIC CODE: The Escaped (2005) (9)
Isolation and properties of a plasmid which expresses the E. coli Su+7 amber suppressor tRNA gene (1979) (9)
The structure of the DNA containing the E. coli tRNATry gene (1979) (8)
Kinetics at a multifunctional RNA active site. (1998) (8)
Interaction of RNA with Phospholipid Membranes (2002) (8)
The Relationship of the Accuracy of Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthesis to That of Translation (1979) (7)
Unraveling the Riddle of ProCys tRNA Synthetase (2000) (7)
The bases of the tRNA anticodon loop are independent by genetic criteria. (1987) (7)
Efficient Heritable Gene Expression Readily Evolves in RNA Pools (2017) (7)
Eighty routes to a ribonucleotide world; dispersion and stringency in the decisive selection (2018) (7)
Biochemical Refinement Before Genetics: Chance Utility (2016) (6)
Adsorbent filters: a new technique for microexperimentation on nucleic acid. (1976) (6)
Relaxation of stable RNA synthesis by a plasmid-borne locus (1979) (6)
Crick Wobble and Superwobble in Standard Genetic Code Evolution (2021) (6)
7 Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases and Self-acylating Ribozymes (1999) (6)
A Tetrahymena intron nucleotide connected to the GTP/arginine site. (1989) (5)
Accessibility of isoleucyl transfer ribonucleic acid to solvent during recognition by isoleucyl transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase. (1972) (5)
Ahead and behind: a small, small RNA world (2015) (5)
Pseudoverification of mixed aminoacyl transfer ribonucleic acids. The generality of the process. (1973) (5)
Amber suppression relaxes stringent control by elongating stringent factor (1982) (5)
Fitting the standard genetic code into its triplet table (2021) (4)
THE U.V.-RESISTANCE OF DOUBLE-STRANDED PHIX174 DNA. (1964) (4)
Pseudoverification. Hydrolysis of aminoacyl transfer ribonucleic acid catalyzed by an aminoacyl transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase in mixed solvents. (1973) (4)
A cloned suppressor tRNA gene relaxes stringent control (2004) (4)
The structure of ϕ80d3 ilv+ Su+7 transducing phage and the origin of its Su+7 tRNA-gene containing fragment (1979) (3)
Role of tRNA Trp and Leader RNA: Secondary Structure in Attenuation of the trp Operon (1980) (3)
Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases and Self-acylating Ribozymes (2005) (3)
The structure of the phi 80d3 ilv+ Su+7 transducing phage and the origin of its Su+7 tRNA-gene containing fragment. (1979) (3)
A crescendo of competent coding (c3) contains the Standard Genetic Code (2022) (3)
The process of infection with bacteriophage phiX174. 8. Evidence for an essential bacterial "site". (1967) (3)
Perspectives: protein synthesis. Unraveling the riddle of ProCys tRNA synthetase. (2000) (3)
Mutants of Su+7 tRNA include a functional tRNA with an altered T pseudo uracil CG sequence. (1981) (3)
Non-Watson–Crick RNA synthesis suited to origin functions (2018) (3)
Self-capping RNA catalysts derived from selection-amplification. (1999) (2)
Translation termination: a ghost ballet? (2001) (2)
Evolution of the Standard Genetic Code (2021) (2)
Why do organic solvents enhance mistakes in aminoacyl tRNA synthesis? (1976) (2)
Mutations that overcome plasmid-mediated relaxation affect (p)ppGpp (2004) (2)
Climbing in 190 Dimensions (2011) (2)
Chemical biology: Bring them back alive (2005) (2)
Verification of misacylated tRNAphe is apparently carried out only by phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase. (1973) (2)
Evolution and change: a principle of least selection (2022) (2)
Artificial Selection: Finding Function amongst Randomized Sequences (2008) (1)
7 RNA, Lipids, and Membranes (2006) (1)
PreDarwinian evolution, prebiotic change: a principle of least selection (2021) (1)
Specific binding of VegT mRNA localization signal to membranes in Xenopus oocytes. (2021) (1)
The Translational Context Effect (2018) (1)
Phenylalanyl-tRNA Synthetase and Isoleucyl-tRNAPhe : A Possible Verification Mechanism for Aminoacyl-tRNA ( misaminoacylation / coding / recognition ) (1)
Order of events in a developing genetic code (2023) (1)
Packing the Standard Genetic Code in its box: 3-dimensional late Crick wobble (2021) (1)
Riboflavin producing strains of microorganisms, selective and fermentation (1989) (1)
Temperature-dependence of RNA 10 binding to DMPC liposomes measured by gel filtration (2011) (0)
Bacteriophage [phi chi]-174: Its sensitivity to ultraviolet light and growth in starved and irradiated cells (1966) (0)
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Efficient enzyme-free copying of all four nucleobases templated by immobilized RNA. (2011) (0)
Isoleucylation of transfer RNA f Met (E. coli) by isoleucyl-transfer RNA synthetase from Escherichia coli. (1972) (0)
Biochemical Refinement Before Genetics: Chance Utility (2016) (0)
Faculty Opinions recommendation of The scenario on the origin of translation in the RNA world: in principle of replication parsimony. (2010) (0)
Efficient Heritable Gene Expression Readily Evolves in RNA Pools (2017) (0)
Riboflavin-producing microorganisms, selective and fermentation (1989) (0)
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Nonreplicative homologous RNA recombination: promiscuous joining of RNA pieces? (2004) (0)
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Permuted tRNA genes expressed via a circular RNA intermediate in Cyanidioschyzon merolae. (2007) (0)
A ribonucleotide Origin for Life – Fluctuation and Near-ideal Reactions (2013) (0)
Riboflavinproducerende microorganism strains, procedure for selection and fermentation of these strains (1989) (0)
The Plausibility of RNA-Templated Peptides: Simultaneous RNA Affinity for Adjacent Peptide Side Chains (2012) (0)
Self-acylating Ribozymes (1999) (0)
Riboflavinproducerende microorganism strains and the method of producing riboflavin by culturing these (1989) (0)
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Riboswitches control fundamental biochemical pathways in Bacillus subtilis and other bacteria. (2003) (0)
RNA as multitude/RNA as one. (2003) (0)
A deep search has turned up an RNA that can carry out the chemically complex 'aldol' reaction involved in sugar metabolism. Could this be similar to an ancestral catalyst that existed billions of years ago? (2005) (0)
synthesisA tiny RNA that catalyzes both aminoacyl-RNA and peptidyl-RNA (1999) (0)
Φ80d3ilv+Su+7形質導入ファージの構造とSu+7tRNA遺伝子含有断片の起源 (1979) (0)
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Site-specific incorporation of functional components into RNA by transcription using unnatural base pair systems. (2010) (0)
Defined SetofClonedTermination Suppressors: InVivoActivity of Isogenetic UAG,UAA,andUGA Suppressor tRNAs (1984) (0)
Crick Wobble and Superwobble in Standard Genetic Code Evolution (2021) (0)
The genetic code assembles via division and fusion, basic cellular events (2023) (0)
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Decoding in the absence of a codon by tmRNA and SmpB in the ribosome. (2012) (0)
Faculty Opinions recommendation of An intact ribose moiety at A2602 of 23S rRNA is key to trigger peptidyl-tRNA hydrolysis during translation termination. (2007) (0)

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