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Kimitsuna Watanabe

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1 Mitochondria-specific RNA-modifying enzymes responsible for the biosynthesis of the wobble base in mitochondrial tRNAs. Implications for the molecular pathogenesis of human mitochondrial diseases. J Biol Chem 2004 1.97
2 An RNA-modifying enzyme that governs both the codon and amino acid specificities of isoleucine tRNA. Mol Cell 2003 1.90
3 Taurine as a constituent of mitochondrial tRNAs: new insights into the functions of taurine and human mitochondrial diseases. EMBO J 2002 1.82
4 Mutation in TRMU related to transfer RNA modification modulates the phenotypic expression of the deafness-associated mitochondrial 12S ribosomal RNA mutations. Am J Hum Genet 2006 1.79
5 Yeast Nfs1p is involved in thio-modification of both mitochondrial and cytoplasmic tRNAs. J Biol Chem 2004 1.49
6 Codon-specific translational defect caused by a wobble modification deficiency in mutant tRNA from a human mitochondrial disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004 1.47
7 Wobble modification differences and subcellular localization of tRNAs in Leishmania tarentolae: implication for tRNA sorting mechanism. EMBO J 2003 1.37
8 Modified uridines with C5-methylene substituents at the first position of the tRNA anticodon stabilize U.G wobble pairing during decoding. J Biol Chem 2008 1.30
9 Dual-mode recognition of noncanonical tRNAs(Ser) by seryl-tRNA synthetase in mammalian mitochondria. EMBO J 2005 1.26
10 Structure of d(GCGAAAGC) (hexagonal form): a base-intercalated duplex as a stable structure. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 2003 1.20
11 Characterization of the human mitochondrial methionyl-tRNA synthetase. Biochemistry 2004 1.19
12 Identification of two tRNA thiolation genes required for cell growth at extremely high temperatures. J Biol Chem 2006 1.16
13 Identification and characterization of tRNA (Gm18) methyltransferase from Thermus thermophilus HB8: domain structure and conserved amino acid sequence motifs. Genes Cells 2002 1.10
14 Common thiolation mechanism in the biosynthesis of tRNA thiouridine and sulphur-containing cofactors. EMBO J 2008 1.09
15 Crystal structure of d(GCGAAAGCT) containing a parallel-stranded duplex with homo base pairs and an anti-parallel duplex with Watson-Crick base pairs. Nucleic Acids Res 2002 1.09
16 Conserved bases in the TPsi C loop of tRNA are determinants for thermophile-specific 2-thiouridylation at position 54. J Biol Chem 2002 1.06
17 A unique serine-specific elongation factor Tu found in nematode mitochondria. Nat Struct Biol 2002 1.06
18 Modification at position 9 with 1-methyladenosine is crucial for structure and function of nematode mitochondrial tRNAs lacking the entire T-arm. Nucleic Acids Res 2005 1.05
19 Unconventional decoding of the AUA codon as methionine by mitochondrial tRNAMet with the anticodon f5CAU as revealed with a mitochondrial in vitro translation system. Nucleic Acids Res 2009 1.02
20 The minimal tRNA: unique structure of Ascaris suum mitochondrial tRNA(Ser)(UCU) having a short T arm and lacking the entire D arm. FEBS Lett 2002 1.00
21 The 7472insC mitochondrial DNA mutation impairs the synthesis and extent of aminoacylation of tRNASer(UCN) but not its structure or rate of turnover. J Biol Chem 2002 1.00
22 Antibiotic susceptibility of mammalian mitochondrial translation. FEBS Lett 2005 0.99
23 Temperature-dependent biosynthesis of 2-thioribothymidine of Thermus thermophilus tRNA. J Biol Chem 2005 0.96
24 Wobble modification deficiency in mutant tRNAs in patients with mitochondrial diseases. FEBS Lett 2005 0.95
25 The phylogenetic status of Paxillosida (Asteroidea) based on complete mitochondrial DNA sequences. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2005 0.94
26 The cephalopod Loligo bleekeri mitochondrial genome: multiplied noncoding regions and transposition of tRNA genes. J Mol Evol 2002 0.92
27 Functional compatibility of elongation factors between mammalian mitochondrial and bacterial ribosomes: characterization of GTPase activity and translation elongation by hybrid ribosomes bearing heterologous L7/12 proteins. J Mol Biol 2004 0.90
28 Unusual usage of wobble modifications in mitochondrial tRNAs of the nematode Ascaris suum. FEBS Lett 2005 0.89
29 The discovery of modified nucleosides from the early days to the present: a personal perspective. J Biosci 2006 0.88
30 A unique tRNA recognition mechanism of Caenorhabditis elegans mitochondrial EF-Tu2. Nucleic Acids Res 2005 0.86
31 Solution structure of an RNA fragment with the P7/P9.0 region and the 3'-terminal guanosine of the tetrahymena group I intron. RNA 2002 0.86
32 Classification of RNA structures based on hydrogen bond and base-base stacking patterns: application for NMR structures. J Biochem 2002 0.86
33 Taurine-containing uridine modifications in tRNA anticodons are required to decipher non-universal genetic codes in ascidian mitochondria. J Biol Chem 2011 0.84
34 Characterization of the interaction between the nucleotide exchange factor EF-Ts from nematode mitochondria and elongation factor Tu. Nucleic Acids Res 2002 0.84
35 Chemical synthesis of novel taurine-containing uridine derivatives. Nucleic Acids Res Suppl 2002 0.84
36 Acquisition of the wobble modification in mitochondrial tRNALeu(CUN) bearing the G12300A mutation suppresses the MELAS molecular defect. Hum Mol Genet 2006 0.83
37 A protein extension to shorten RNA: elongated elongation factor-Tu recognizes the D-arm of T-armless tRNAs in nematode mitochondria. Biochem J 2006 0.82
38 Structures of d(GCGAAGC) and d(GCGAAAGC) (tetragonal form): a switching of partners of the sheared G.A pairs to form a functional G.AxA.G crossing. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 2004 0.81
39 Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction study of mammalian mitochondrial seryl-tRNA synthetase. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 2004 0.81
40 Wobble modification defect suppresses translational activity of tRNAs with MERRF and MELAS mutations. Mitochondrion 2002 0.81
41 Simple and rapid synthesis of siRNA derived from in vitro transcribed shRNA. Nucleic Acids Res Suppl 2003 0.80
42 Quick two-step RNA ligation employing periodate oxidation. Nucleic Acids Res 2003 0.80
43 Isolation and physiochemical properties of protein-rich nematode mitochondrial ribosomes. Biochemistry 2005 0.80
44 The pathogenic A4269G mutation in human mitochondrial tRNA(Ile) alters the T-stem structure and decreases the binding affinity for elongation factor Tu. Genes Cells 2004 0.78
45 Identification of the residues involved in the unique serine specificity of Caenorhabditis elegans mitochondrial EF-Tu2. Biochemistry 2006 0.77
46 Quality control of translation through the kinetic discrimination of tRNAs in the network of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases. Nucleic Acids Res Suppl 2002 0.77
47 S-peptide as a potent peptidyl linker for protein cross-linking by microbial transglutaminase from Streptomyces mobaraensis. Bioconjug Chem 2003 0.76
48 Functional genetic selection of the decoding center in E. coli 16S rRNA. Nucleic Acids Res Suppl 2003 0.76
49 Decoding property of C5 uridine modification at the wobble position of tRNA anticodon. Nucleic Acids Res Suppl 2003 0.76
50 Decoding mechanism of non-universal genetic codes in Loligo bleekeri mitochondria. J Biol Chem 2013 0.76
51 Analysis of relative positions of ribonucleotide bases in a crystal structure of ribosome. Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids 2002 0.75
52 [Wobble modification defect suppresses translational activity of tRNAs with MERRF and MELAS mutations]. Nihon Rinsho 2002 0.75
53 [Protein biosynthesis in mitochondria]. Nihon Rinsho 2002 0.75
54 X-ray structure of d(GCGAAGC); switching of partner for G:A pair in duplex form. Nucleic Acids Res Suppl 2002 0.75
55 [Biosynthesis of rRNA and structure of the ribosome]. Nihon Rinsho 2002 0.75
56 [Foreword]. Seikagaku 2014 0.75
57 [Biosynthesis and structure of tRNA]. Nihon Rinsho 2002 0.75
58 Application of the RNA structure classification system, CSNA, to NMR structure determination. Nucleic Acids Res Suppl 2003 0.75
59 [Biosynthesis and structure of messenger RNA]. Nihon Rinsho 2002 0.75
60 Crystal structure of d(GCGAAAGCT) containing parallel-stranded duplex with homo base pairs and anti-parallel duplex with Watson-Crick base pairs. Nucleic Acids Res Suppl 2002 0.75
61 [Searching the origin of life by in vitro evolution system]. Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Koso 2002 0.75