Lluís Ribas de Pouplana

Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases: a complex system beyond protein synthesis (2006)

Bori-Sanz, Teresa, Guitart, Tanit, Ribas De Pouplana, Lluís

Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) are enzymes that translate the genetic code by adding amino acids to their cognate transfer RNAs (tRNA). Aminoacylated tRNAs can then be used by the ribosome to...

Origin of mitochondria in relation to evolutionary history of eukaryotic alanyl-tRNA synthetase

Chihade, Joseph W., Brown, James R., Schimmel, Paul R., Ribas De Pouplana, Lluís

The origin of the eukaryotic cell remains an unsolved question. Numerous experimental and phylogenetic observations support the symbiotic origin of the modern eukaryotic cell, with its nucleus and...

Crystal structures that suggest late development of genetic code components for differentiating aromatic side chains

Yang, Xiang-Lei, Otero, Francella J., Skene, Robert J., McRee, Duncan E., Schimmel, Paul, Ribas De Pouplana, Lluís

Early forms of the genetic code likely generated “statistical” proteins, with similar side chains occupying the same sequence positions at different ratios. In this scenario, groups of related...

Origin of mitochondria in relation to evolutionary history of eukaryotic alanyl-tRNA synthetase

Chihade, Joseph W., Brown, James R., Schimmel, Paul R., Ribas De Pouplana, Lluís

The origin of the eukaryotic cell remains an unsolved question. Numerous experimental and phylogenetic observations support the symbiotic origin of the modern eukaryotic cell, with its nucleus and...

Crystal structures that suggest late development of genetic code components for differentiating aromatic side chains

Yang, Xiang-Lei, Otero, Francella J., Skene, Robert J., McRee, Duncan E., Schimmel, Paul, Ribas De Pouplana, Lluís

Early forms of the genetic code likely generated “statistical” proteins, with similar side chains occupying the same sequence positions at different ratios. In this scenario, groups of related...