Smit S, Yarus M, Knight R, "Natural selection is not required to explain universal compositional patterns in rRNA secondary structure categories." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 12 (2006): 1-14
Yarus M, "Chemical biology: bring them back alive." Nature 438 (2005): 40
Caporaso JG, Yarus M, Knight R, "Error minimization and coding triplet/binding site associations are independent features of the canonical genetic code." Journal of molecular evolution 61 (2005): 597-607
Legiewicz M, Lozupone C, Knight R, Yarus M, "Size, constant sequences, and optimal selection." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 11 (2005): 1701-9
Widmann J, Di Giulio M, Yarus M, Knight R, "tRNA creation by hairpin duplication." Journal of molecular evolution 61 (2005): 524-30
Majerfeld I, Puthenvedu D, Yarus M, "RNA affinity for molecular L-histidine; genetic code origins." Journal of molecular evolution 61 (2005): 226-35
Legiewicz M, Yarus M, "A more complex isoleucine aptamer with a cognate triplet." The Journal of biological chemistry 280 (2005): 19815-22
Janas T, Janas T, Yarus M, "A membrane transporter for tryptophan composed of RNA." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 10 (2004): 1541-9
Knight R, Birmingham A, Yarus M, "BayesFold: rational 2 degrees folds that combine thermodynamic, covariation, and chemical data for aligned RNA sequences." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 10 (2004): 1323-36
Yarus M, "RNA as multitude/RNA as one." Chemistry & biology 10 (2003): 1146-8
Lozupone C, Changayil S, Majerfeld I, Yarus M, "Selection of the simplest RNA that binds isoleucine." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 9 (2003): 1315-22
Janas T, Yarus M, "Visualization of membrane RNAs." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 9 (2003): 1353-61
Carnes J, Jacobson M, Leinwand L, Yarus M, "Stop codon suppression via inhibition of eRF1 expression." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 9 (2003): 648-53
Yarus M, Valle M, Frank J, "A twisted tRNA intermediate sets the threshold for decoding." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 9 (2003): 384-5
Knight R, Yarus M, "Analyzing partially randomized nucleic acid pools: straight dope on doping." Nucleic acids research 31 (2003): e30
Knight R, Yarus M, "Finding specific RNA motifs: function in a zeptomole world?" RNA (New York, N.Y.) 9 (2003): 218-30
Jadhav VR, Yarus M, "Coenzymes as coribozymes." Biochimie 84 (2002): 877-88
Illangasekare M, Yarus M, "Phenylalanine-binding RNAs and genetic code evolution." Journal of molecular evolution 54 (2002): 298-311
Jadhav VR, Yarus M, "Acyl-CoAs from coenzyme ribozymes." Biochemistry 41 (2002): 723-9
Yarus M, "Translation termination: a ghost ballet?" Molecular cell 8 (2001): 733-4
Vlassov A, Khvorova A, Yarus M, "Binding and disruption of phospholipid bilayers by supramolecular RNA complexes." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 98 (2001): 7706-11
Kumar RK, Yarus M, "RNA-catalyzed amino acid activation." Biochemistry 40 (2001): 6998-7004
Huang F, Bugg CW, Yarus M, "RNA-Catalyzed CoA, NAD, and FAD synthesis from phosphopantetheine, NMN, and FMN." Biochemistry 39 (2000): 15548-55
Yarus M, Welch M, "Peptidyl transferase: ancient and exiguous." Chemistry & biology 7 (2000): R187-90
Carnes J, Frolova L, Zinnen S, Drugeon G, Phillippe M, Justesen J, Haenni AL, Leinwand L, Kisselev LL, Yarus M, "Suppression of eukaryotic translation termination by selected RNAs." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 6 (2000): 1468-79
Yarus M, "RNA-ligand chemistry: a testable source for the genetic code." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 6 (2000): 475-84
Yarus M, "Perspectives: protein synthesis. Unraveling the riddle of ProCys tRNA synthetase." Science (New York, N.Y.) 287 (2000): 440-1
Illangasekare M, Yarus M, "A tiny RNA that catalyzes both aminoacyl-RNA and peptidyl-RNA synthesis." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 5 (1999): 1482-9
Khvorova A, Kwak YG, Tamkun M, Majerfeld I, Yarus M, "RNAs that bind and change the permeability of phospholipid membranes." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 96 (1999): 10649-54
Yarus M, "Boundaries for an RNA world." Current opinion in chemical biology 3 (1999): 260-7
Huang F, Yang Z, Yarus M, "Self-capping RNA catalysts derived from selection-amplification." The Biological bulletin 196 (1999): 320-1
Illangasekare M, Yarus M, "Specific, rapid synthesis of Phe-RNA by RNA." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 96 (1999): 5470-5
Huang F, Yarus M, "Kinetics at a multifunctional RNA active site." Journal of molecular biology 284 (1998): 255-67
Huang F, Yang Z, Yarus M, "RNA enzymes with two small-molecule substrates." Chemistry & biology 5 (1998): 669-78
Yarus M, "Amino acids as RNA ligands: a direct-RNA-template theory for the code's origin." Journal of molecular evolution 47 (1998): 109-17
Majerfeld I, Yarus M, "Isoleucine:RNA sites with associated coding sequences." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 4 (1998): 471-8
Illangasekare M, Kovalchuke O, Yarus M, "Essential structures of a self-aminoacylating RNA." Journal of molecular biology 274 (1997): 519-29
Huang F, Yarus M, "A calcium-metalloribozyme with autodecapping and pyrophosphatase activities." Biochemistry 36 (1997): 14107-19
Huang F, Yarus M, "Versatile 5' phosphoryl coupling of small and large molecules to an RNA." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 94 (1997): 8965-9
Yarus M, Schultz DW, "Further comments on codon reassignment. Response." Journal of molecular evolution 45 (1997): 3-6
Welch M, Majerfeld I, Yarus M, "23S rRNA similarity from selection for peptidyl transferase mimicry." Biochemistry 36 (1997): 6614-23
Huang F, Yarus M, "5'-RNA self-capping from guanosine diphosphate." Biochemistry 36 (1997): 6557-63
Illangasekare M, Yarus M, "Small-molecule-substrate interactions with a self-aminoacylating ribozyme." Journal of molecular biology 268 (1997): 631-9
Ciesiolka J, Yarus M, "Small RNA-divalent domains." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 2 (1996): 785-93
Schultz DW, Yarus M, "On malleability in the genetic code." Journal of molecular evolution 42 (1996): 597-601
Ciesiolka J, Gorski J, Yarus M, "Selection of an RNA domain that binds Zn2+." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 1 (1995): 538-50
Illangasekare M, Sanchez G, Nickles T, Yarus M, "Aminoacyl-RNA synthesis catalyzed by an RNA." Science (New York, N.Y.) 267 (1995): 643-7
Welch M, Chastang J, Yarus M, "An inhibitor of ribosomal peptidyl transferase using transition-state analogy." Biochemistry 34 (1995): 385-90
Connell GJ, Yarus M, "RNAs with dual specificity and dual RNAs with similar specificity." Science (New York, N.Y.) 264 (1994): 1137-41
Majerfeld I, Yarus M, "An RNA pocket for an aliphatic hydrophobe." Nature structural biology 1 (1994): 287-92
Schultz DW, Yarus M, "Transfer RNA mutation and the malleability of the genetic code." Journal of molecular biology 235 (1994): 1377-80
Schultz DW, Yarus M, "tRNA structure and ribosomal function. I. tRNA nucleotide 27-43 mutations enhance first position wobble." Journal of molecular biology 235 (1994): 1381-94
Schultz DW, Yarus M, "tRNA structure and ribosomal function. II. Interaction between anticodon helix and other tRNA mutations." Journal of molecular biology 235 (1994): 1395-405
Connell GJ, Illangesekare M, Yarus M, "Three small ribooligonucleotides with specific arginine sites." Biochemistry 32 (1993): 5497-502
Christian EL, Yarus M, "Metal coordination sites that contribute to structure and catalysis in the group I intron from Tetrahymena." Biochemistry 32 (1993): 4475-80
Yarus M, "How many catalytic RNAs? Ions and the Cheshire cat conjecture." The FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 7 (1993): 31-9
Christian EL, Yarus M, "Analysis of the role of phosphate oxygens in the group I intron from Tetrahymena." Journal of molecular biology 228 (1992): 743-58
Yarus M, Majerfeld I, "Co-optimization of ribozyme substrate stacking and L-arginine binding." Journal of molecular biology 225 (1992): 945-9
Yarus M, "Proofreading, NTPases and translation: successful increase in specificity." Trends in biochemical sciences 17 (1992): 171-4
Yarus M, "Proofreading, NTPases and translation: constraints on accurate biochemistry." Trends in biochemical sciences 17 (1992): 130-3
Li WQ, Yarus M, "Bar to normal UGA translation by the selenocysteine tRNA." Journal of molecular biology 223 (1992): 9-15
Yarus M, Illangesekare M, Christian E, "An axial binding site in the Tetrahymena precursor RNA." Journal of molecular biology 222 (1991): 995-1012
Yarus M, Illangesekare M, Christian E, "Selection of small molecules by the Tetrahymena catalytic center." Nucleic acids research 19 (1991): 1297-304
Yarus M, "An RNA-amino acid complex and the origin of the genetic code." The New biologist 3 (1991): 183-9
Schultz DW, Yarus M, "A simple and sensitive in vivo luciferase assay for tRNA-mediated nonsense suppression." Journal of bacteriology 172 (1990): 595-602
Hicke BJ, Christian EL, Yarus M, "Stereoselective arginine binding is a phylogenetically conserved property of group I self-splicing RNAs." The EMBO journal 8 (1989): 3843-51
Yarus M, Christian EL, "Genetic code origins." Nature 342 (1989): 349-50
Folley LS, Yarus M, "Codon contexts from weakly expressed genes reduce expression in vivo." Journal of molecular biology 209 (1989): 359-78
Yarus M, Levine J, Morin GB, Cech TR, "A Tetrahymena intron nucleotide connected to the GTP/arginine site." Nucleic acids research 17 (1989): 6969-81
Curran JF, Yarus M, "Rates of aminoacyl-tRNA selection at 29 sense codons in vivo." Journal of molecular biology 209 (1989): 65-77
Smith D, Yarus M, "tRNA-tRNA interactions within cellular ribosomes." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 86 (1989): 4397-401
Smith D, Yarus M, "Transfer RNA structure and coding specificity. I. Evidence that a D-arm mutation reduces tRNA dissociation from the ribosome." Journal of molecular biology 206 (1989): 489-501
Smith D, Yarus M, "Transfer RNA structure and coding specificity. II. A D-arm tertiary interaction that restricts coding range." Journal of molecular biology 206 (1989): 503-11
Yarus M, "Specificity of arginine binding by the Tetrahymena intron." Biochemistry 28 (1989): 980-8
Yarus M, "tRNA identity: a hair of the dogma that bit us." Cell 55 (1988): 739-41
Curran JF, Yarus M, "Use of tRNA suppressors to probe regulation of Escherichia coli release factor 2." Journal of molecular biology 203 (1988): 75-83
Yarus M, "A specific amino acid binding site composed of RNA." Science (New York, N.Y.) 240 (1988): 1751-8
Curran JF, Yarus M, "Reading frame selection and transfer RNA anticodon loop stacking." Science (New York, N.Y.) 238 (1987): 1545-50
Smith D, Breeden L, Farrell E, Yarus M, "The bases of the tRNA anticodon loop are independent by genetic criteria." Nucleic acids research 15 (1987): 4669-86
Raftery LA, Yarus M, "Systematic alterations in the anticodon arm make tRNA(Glu)-Suoc a more efficient suppressor." The EMBO journal 6 (1987): 1499-506
Yarus M, Cline SW, Wier P, Breeden L, Thompson RC, "Actions of the anticodon arm in translation on the phenotypes of RNA mutants." Journal of molecular biology 192 (1986): 235-55
Curran JF, Yarus M, "Base substitutions in the tRNA anticodon arm do not degrade the accuracy of reading frame maintenance." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 83 (1986): 6538-42
Yarus M, Cline S, Raftery L, Wier P, Bradley D, "The translational efficiency of tRNA is a property of the anticodon arm." The Journal of biological chemistry 261 (1986): 10496-505
Raftery LA, Bermingham JR, Yarus M, "Mutation in the D arm enables a suppressor with a CUA anticodon to read both amber and ochre codons in Escherichia coli." Journal of molecular biology 190 (1986): 513-7
Cline SW, Yarus M, Wier P, "Construction of a systematic set of tRNA mutants by ligation of synthetic oligonucleotides into defined single-stranded gaps." DNA (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.) 5 (1986): 37-51
Ayer D, Yarus M, "The context effect does not require a fourth base pair." Science (New York, N.Y.) 231 (1986): 393-5
Raftery LA, Yarus M, "Site-specific mutagenesis of Escherichia coli gltT yields a weak, glutamic acid-inserting ochre suppressor." Journal of molecular biology 184 (1985): 343-5
Yarus M, Folley LS, "Sense codons are found in specific contexts." Journal of molecular biology 182 (1985): 529-40
Raftery LA, Egan JB, Cline SW, Yarus M, "Defined set of cloned termination suppressors: in vivo activity of isogenetic UAG, UAA, and UGA suppressor tRNAs." Journal of bacteriology 158 (1984): 849-59
Yarus M, "Translational efficiency of transfer RNA's: uses of an extended anticodon." Science (New York, N.Y.) 218 (1982): 646-52
Yarus M, Breeden L, "Mutants of Su+7 tRNA include a functional tRNA with an altered T pseudo uracil CG sequence." Cell 25 (1981): 815-23
Yarus M, McMillan C, Cline S, Bradley D, Snyder M, "Construction of a composite tRNA gene by anticodon loop transplant." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 77 (1980): 5092-6
Knowlton RG, Yarus M, "Discrimination between aminoacyl groups on su+ 7 tRNA by elongation factor Tu." Journal of molecular biology 139 (1980): 721-32
Knowlton RG, Soll L, Yarus M, "Dual specificity of su+ 7 tRNA. Evidence for translational discrimination." Journal of molecular biology 139 (1980): 705-20
Eisenberg SP, Yarus M, "The structure and aminoacylation of a temperature-sensitive tRNATrp (Escherichia coli)." The Journal of biological chemistry 255 (1980): 1128-37
Eisenberg SP, Yarus M, Soll L, "The effect of an Escherichia coli regulatory mutation on transfer RNA structure." Journal of molecular biology 135 (1979): 111-26
Peters M, Yarus M, "Transfer RNA selection at the ribosomal A and P sites." Journal of molecular biology 134 (1979): 471-91
Eisenberg SP, Soll L, Yarus M, "The purification and sequence of a temperature-sensitive tryptophan tRNA." The Journal of biological chemistry 254 (1979): 5562-6
Yarus M, "Isolation and properties of a plasmid which expresses the E. coli Su+7 amber suppressor tRNA gene." Molecular & general genetics : MGG 170 (1979): 291-8
Yarus M, "Relaxation of stable RNA synthesis by a plasmid-borne locus." Molecular & general genetics : MGG 170 (1979): 309-17
Yarus M, Eisenberg SP, Soll L, "The structure of the DNA containing the E. coli tRNATry gene." Molecular & general genetics : MGG 170 (1979): 299-308
Yarus M, Cline SW, "The structure of the phi 80d3 ilv+ Su+7 transducing phage and the origin of its Su+7 tRNA-gene containing fragment." Molecular & general genetics : MGG 170 (1979): 283-9
Lemaire G, Gold L, Yarus M, "Autogenous translational repression of bacteriophage T4 gene 32 expression in vitro." Journal of molecular biology 126 (1978): 73-90
Yarus M, "Why do organic solvents enhance mistakes in aminoacyl tRNA synthesis?" Archives of biochemistry and biophysics 174 (1976): 350-4
Yarus M, "Adsorbent filters: a new technique for microexperimentation on nucleic acid." Analytical biochemistry 70 (1976): 346-53
Yarus M, "Pseudoverification. Hydrolysis of aminoacyl transfer ribonucleic acid catalyzed by an aminoacyl transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase in mixed solvents." The Journal of biological chemistry 248 (1973): 6750-9
Yarus M, "Pseudoverification of mixed aminoacyl transfer ribonucleic acids. The generality of the process." The Journal of biological chemistry 248 (1973): 6755-8
Yarus M, Mertes M, "The variety of intraspecific misacylations carried out by isoleucyl transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase of Escherichia coli." The Journal of biological chemistry 248 (1973): 6744-9
Yarus M, "Verification of misacylated tRNAphe is apparently carried out only by phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase." Nature: New biology 245 (1973): 5-6
Santi DV, Marchant W, Yarus M, "Affinity labeling of isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase with N-bromoacetylisoleucyl-tRNA." Biochemical and biophysical research communications 51 (1973): 370-5
Mertes M, Peters MA, Mahoney W, Yarus M, "Isoleucylation of transfer RNA f Met (E. coli) by isoleucyl-transfer RNA synthetase from Escherichia coli." Journal of molecular biology 71 (1972): 671-85
Yarus M, "Intrinsic precision of aminoacyl-tRNA synthesis enhanced through parallel systems of ligands." Nature: New biology 239 (1972): 106-8
Yarus M, "Phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase and isoleucyl-tRNA Phe : a possible verification mechanism for aminoacyl-tRNA." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 69 (1972): 1915-9
Yarus M, "Solvent and specificity. Binding and isoleucylation of phenylalanine transfer ribonucleic acid (Escherichia coli) by isoleucyl transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase from Escherichia coli." Biochemistry 11 (1972): 2352-61
Yarus M, "Binding of isoleucyl transfer ribonucleic acid by isoleucyl transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase: solvents, the strength of interaction, and a proposed source of specificity." Biochemistry 11 (1972): 2050-60
Yarus M, Rashbaum S, "Divalent cations in transfer ribonucleic acid and aminoacyl transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase function and structure." Biochemistry 11 (1972): 2043-9
Yarus M, "Accessibility of isoleucyl transfer ribonucleic acid to solvent during recognition by isoleucyl transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase." The Journal of biological chemistry 247 (1972): 2738-41
Yarus M, Barrell BG, "The sequence of nucleotides in tRNA Ile from E. coli B." Biochemical and biophysical research communications 43 (1971): 729-34
Yarus M, Berg P, "On the properties and utility of a membrane filter assay in the study of isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase." Analytical biochemistry 35 (1970): 450-65
Yarus M, Berg P, "Recognition of tRNA by isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase. Effect of substrates on the dynamics of tRNA-enzyme interaction." Journal of molecular biology 42 (1969): 171-89
Yarus M, Berg P, "Recognition of tRNA by aminoacyl tRNA synthetases." Journal of molecular biology 28 (1967): 479-90
Yarus M, Sinsheimer RL, "Ultraviolet sensitivity of the biological activity of phi-X-174 virus, single-stranded DNA, and RF DNA." Biophysical journal 7 (1967): 267-78
YARUS M, SINSHEIMER RL, "THE U.V.-RESISTANCE OF DOUBLE-STRANDED PHIX174 DNA." Journal of molecular biology 8 (1964): 614-5
Yarus M, "Chemical biology: bring them back alive." Nature 438 (2005): 40
Caporaso JG, Yarus M, Knight R, "Error minimization and coding triplet/binding site associations are independent features of the canonical genetic code." Journal of molecular evolution 61 (2005): 597-607
Legiewicz M, Lozupone C, Knight R, Yarus M, "Size, constant sequences, and optimal selection." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 11 (2005): 1701-9
Widmann J, Di Giulio M, Yarus M, Knight R, "tRNA creation by hairpin duplication." Journal of molecular evolution 61 (2005): 524-30
Majerfeld I, Puthenvedu D, Yarus M, "RNA affinity for molecular L-histidine; genetic code origins." Journal of molecular evolution 61 (2005): 226-35
Legiewicz M, Yarus M, "A more complex isoleucine aptamer with a cognate triplet." The Journal of biological chemistry 280 (2005): 19815-22
Janas T, Janas T, Yarus M, "A membrane transporter for tryptophan composed of RNA." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 10 (2004): 1541-9
Knight R, Birmingham A, Yarus M, "BayesFold: rational 2 degrees folds that combine thermodynamic, covariation, and chemical data for aligned RNA sequences." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 10 (2004): 1323-36
Yarus M, "RNA as multitude/RNA as one." Chemistry & biology 10 (2003): 1146-8
Lozupone C, Changayil S, Majerfeld I, Yarus M, "Selection of the simplest RNA that binds isoleucine." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 9 (2003): 1315-22
Janas T, Yarus M, "Visualization of membrane RNAs." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 9 (2003): 1353-61
Carnes J, Jacobson M, Leinwand L, Yarus M, "Stop codon suppression via inhibition of eRF1 expression." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 9 (2003): 648-53
Yarus M, Valle M, Frank J, "A twisted tRNA intermediate sets the threshold for decoding." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 9 (2003): 384-5
Knight R, Yarus M, "Analyzing partially randomized nucleic acid pools: straight dope on doping." Nucleic acids research 31 (2003): e30
Knight R, Yarus M, "Finding specific RNA motifs: function in a zeptomole world?" RNA (New York, N.Y.) 9 (2003): 218-30
Jadhav VR, Yarus M, "Coenzymes as coribozymes." Biochimie 84 (2002): 877-88
Illangasekare M, Yarus M, "Phenylalanine-binding RNAs and genetic code evolution." Journal of molecular evolution 54 (2002): 298-311
Jadhav VR, Yarus M, "Acyl-CoAs from coenzyme ribozymes." Biochemistry 41 (2002): 723-9
Yarus M, "Translation termination: a ghost ballet?" Molecular cell 8 (2001): 733-4
Vlassov A, Khvorova A, Yarus M, "Binding and disruption of phospholipid bilayers by supramolecular RNA complexes." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 98 (2001): 7706-11
Kumar RK, Yarus M, "RNA-catalyzed amino acid activation." Biochemistry 40 (2001): 6998-7004
Huang F, Bugg CW, Yarus M, "RNA-Catalyzed CoA, NAD, and FAD synthesis from phosphopantetheine, NMN, and FMN." Biochemistry 39 (2000): 15548-55
Yarus M, Welch M, "Peptidyl transferase: ancient and exiguous." Chemistry & biology 7 (2000): R187-90
Carnes J, Frolova L, Zinnen S, Drugeon G, Phillippe M, Justesen J, Haenni AL, Leinwand L, Kisselev LL, Yarus M, "Suppression of eukaryotic translation termination by selected RNAs." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 6 (2000): 1468-79
Yarus M, "RNA-ligand chemistry: a testable source for the genetic code." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 6 (2000): 475-84
Yarus M, "Perspectives: protein synthesis. Unraveling the riddle of ProCys tRNA synthetase." Science (New York, N.Y.) 287 (2000): 440-1
Illangasekare M, Yarus M, "A tiny RNA that catalyzes both aminoacyl-RNA and peptidyl-RNA synthesis." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 5 (1999): 1482-9
Khvorova A, Kwak YG, Tamkun M, Majerfeld I, Yarus M, "RNAs that bind and change the permeability of phospholipid membranes." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 96 (1999): 10649-54
Yarus M, "Boundaries for an RNA world." Current opinion in chemical biology 3 (1999): 260-7
Huang F, Yang Z, Yarus M, "Self-capping RNA catalysts derived from selection-amplification." The Biological bulletin 196 (1999): 320-1
Illangasekare M, Yarus M, "Specific, rapid synthesis of Phe-RNA by RNA." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 96 (1999): 5470-5
Huang F, Yarus M, "Kinetics at a multifunctional RNA active site." Journal of molecular biology 284 (1998): 255-67
Huang F, Yang Z, Yarus M, "RNA enzymes with two small-molecule substrates." Chemistry & biology 5 (1998): 669-78
Yarus M, "Amino acids as RNA ligands: a direct-RNA-template theory for the code's origin." Journal of molecular evolution 47 (1998): 109-17
Majerfeld I, Yarus M, "Isoleucine:RNA sites with associated coding sequences." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 4 (1998): 471-8
Illangasekare M, Kovalchuke O, Yarus M, "Essential structures of a self-aminoacylating RNA." Journal of molecular biology 274 (1997): 519-29
Huang F, Yarus M, "A calcium-metalloribozyme with autodecapping and pyrophosphatase activities." Biochemistry 36 (1997): 14107-19
Huang F, Yarus M, "Versatile 5' phosphoryl coupling of small and large molecules to an RNA." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 94 (1997): 8965-9
Yarus M, Schultz DW, "Further comments on codon reassignment. Response." Journal of molecular evolution 45 (1997): 3-6
Welch M, Majerfeld I, Yarus M, "23S rRNA similarity from selection for peptidyl transferase mimicry." Biochemistry 36 (1997): 6614-23
Huang F, Yarus M, "5'-RNA self-capping from guanosine diphosphate." Biochemistry 36 (1997): 6557-63
Illangasekare M, Yarus M, "Small-molecule-substrate interactions with a self-aminoacylating ribozyme." Journal of molecular biology 268 (1997): 631-9
Ciesiolka J, Yarus M, "Small RNA-divalent domains." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 2 (1996): 785-93
Schultz DW, Yarus M, "On malleability in the genetic code." Journal of molecular evolution 42 (1996): 597-601
Ciesiolka J, Gorski J, Yarus M, "Selection of an RNA domain that binds Zn2+." RNA (New York, N.Y.) 1 (1995): 538-50
Illangasekare M, Sanchez G, Nickles T, Yarus M, "Aminoacyl-RNA synthesis catalyzed by an RNA." Science (New York, N.Y.) 267 (1995): 643-7
Welch M, Chastang J, Yarus M, "An inhibitor of ribosomal peptidyl transferase using transition-state analogy." Biochemistry 34 (1995): 385-90
Connell GJ, Yarus M, "RNAs with dual specificity and dual RNAs with similar specificity." Science (New York, N.Y.) 264 (1994): 1137-41
Majerfeld I, Yarus M, "An RNA pocket for an aliphatic hydrophobe." Nature structural biology 1 (1994): 287-92
Schultz DW, Yarus M, "Transfer RNA mutation and the malleability of the genetic code." Journal of molecular biology 235 (1994): 1377-80
Schultz DW, Yarus M, "tRNA structure and ribosomal function. I. tRNA nucleotide 27-43 mutations enhance first position wobble." Journal of molecular biology 235 (1994): 1381-94
Schultz DW, Yarus M, "tRNA structure and ribosomal function. II. Interaction between anticodon helix and other tRNA mutations." Journal of molecular biology 235 (1994): 1395-405
Connell GJ, Illangesekare M, Yarus M, "Three small ribooligonucleotides with specific arginine sites." Biochemistry 32 (1993): 5497-502
Christian EL, Yarus M, "Metal coordination sites that contribute to structure and catalysis in the group I intron from Tetrahymena." Biochemistry 32 (1993): 4475-80
Yarus M, "How many catalytic RNAs? Ions and the Cheshire cat conjecture." The FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 7 (1993): 31-9
Christian EL, Yarus M, "Analysis of the role of phosphate oxygens in the group I intron from Tetrahymena." Journal of molecular biology 228 (1992): 743-58
Yarus M, Majerfeld I, "Co-optimization of ribozyme substrate stacking and L-arginine binding." Journal of molecular biology 225 (1992): 945-9
Yarus M, "Proofreading, NTPases and translation: successful increase in specificity." Trends in biochemical sciences 17 (1992): 171-4
Yarus M, "Proofreading, NTPases and translation: constraints on accurate biochemistry." Trends in biochemical sciences 17 (1992): 130-3
Li WQ, Yarus M, "Bar to normal UGA translation by the selenocysteine tRNA." Journal of molecular biology 223 (1992): 9-15
Yarus M, Illangesekare M, Christian E, "An axial binding site in the Tetrahymena precursor RNA." Journal of molecular biology 222 (1991): 995-1012
Yarus M, Illangesekare M, Christian E, "Selection of small molecules by the Tetrahymena catalytic center." Nucleic acids research 19 (1991): 1297-304
Yarus M, "An RNA-amino acid complex and the origin of the genetic code." The New biologist 3 (1991): 183-9
Schultz DW, Yarus M, "A simple and sensitive in vivo luciferase assay for tRNA-mediated nonsense suppression." Journal of bacteriology 172 (1990): 595-602
Hicke BJ, Christian EL, Yarus M, "Stereoselective arginine binding is a phylogenetically conserved property of group I self-splicing RNAs." The EMBO journal 8 (1989): 3843-51
Yarus M, Christian EL, "Genetic code origins." Nature 342 (1989): 349-50
Folley LS, Yarus M, "Codon contexts from weakly expressed genes reduce expression in vivo." Journal of molecular biology 209 (1989): 359-78
Yarus M, Levine J, Morin GB, Cech TR, "A Tetrahymena intron nucleotide connected to the GTP/arginine site." Nucleic acids research 17 (1989): 6969-81
Curran JF, Yarus M, "Rates of aminoacyl-tRNA selection at 29 sense codons in vivo." Journal of molecular biology 209 (1989): 65-77
Smith D, Yarus M, "tRNA-tRNA interactions within cellular ribosomes." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 86 (1989): 4397-401
Smith D, Yarus M, "Transfer RNA structure and coding specificity. I. Evidence that a D-arm mutation reduces tRNA dissociation from the ribosome." Journal of molecular biology 206 (1989): 489-501
Smith D, Yarus M, "Transfer RNA structure and coding specificity. II. A D-arm tertiary interaction that restricts coding range." Journal of molecular biology 206 (1989): 503-11
Yarus M, "Specificity of arginine binding by the Tetrahymena intron." Biochemistry 28 (1989): 980-8
Yarus M, "tRNA identity: a hair of the dogma that bit us." Cell 55 (1988): 739-41
Curran JF, Yarus M, "Use of tRNA suppressors to probe regulation of Escherichia coli release factor 2." Journal of molecular biology 203 (1988): 75-83
Yarus M, "A specific amino acid binding site composed of RNA." Science (New York, N.Y.) 240 (1988): 1751-8
Curran JF, Yarus M, "Reading frame selection and transfer RNA anticodon loop stacking." Science (New York, N.Y.) 238 (1987): 1545-50
Smith D, Breeden L, Farrell E, Yarus M, "The bases of the tRNA anticodon loop are independent by genetic criteria." Nucleic acids research 15 (1987): 4669-86
Raftery LA, Yarus M, "Systematic alterations in the anticodon arm make tRNA(Glu)-Suoc a more efficient suppressor." The EMBO journal 6 (1987): 1499-506
Yarus M, Cline SW, Wier P, Breeden L, Thompson RC, "Actions of the anticodon arm in translation on the phenotypes of RNA mutants." Journal of molecular biology 192 (1986): 235-55
Curran JF, Yarus M, "Base substitutions in the tRNA anticodon arm do not degrade the accuracy of reading frame maintenance." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 83 (1986): 6538-42
Yarus M, Cline S, Raftery L, Wier P, Bradley D, "The translational efficiency of tRNA is a property of the anticodon arm." The Journal of biological chemistry 261 (1986): 10496-505
Raftery LA, Bermingham JR, Yarus M, "Mutation in the D arm enables a suppressor with a CUA anticodon to read both amber and ochre codons in Escherichia coli." Journal of molecular biology 190 (1986): 513-7
Cline SW, Yarus M, Wier P, "Construction of a systematic set of tRNA mutants by ligation of synthetic oligonucleotides into defined single-stranded gaps." DNA (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.) 5 (1986): 37-51
Ayer D, Yarus M, "The context effect does not require a fourth base pair." Science (New York, N.Y.) 231 (1986): 393-5
Raftery LA, Yarus M, "Site-specific mutagenesis of Escherichia coli gltT yields a weak, glutamic acid-inserting ochre suppressor." Journal of molecular biology 184 (1985): 343-5
Yarus M, Folley LS, "Sense codons are found in specific contexts." Journal of molecular biology 182 (1985): 529-40
Raftery LA, Egan JB, Cline SW, Yarus M, "Defined set of cloned termination suppressors: in vivo activity of isogenetic UAG, UAA, and UGA suppressor tRNAs." Journal of bacteriology 158 (1984): 849-59
Yarus M, "Translational efficiency of transfer RNA's: uses of an extended anticodon." Science (New York, N.Y.) 218 (1982): 646-52
Yarus M, Breeden L, "Mutants of Su+7 tRNA include a functional tRNA with an altered T pseudo uracil CG sequence." Cell 25 (1981): 815-23
Yarus M, McMillan C, Cline S, Bradley D, Snyder M, "Construction of a composite tRNA gene by anticodon loop transplant." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 77 (1980): 5092-6
Knowlton RG, Yarus M, "Discrimination between aminoacyl groups on su+ 7 tRNA by elongation factor Tu." Journal of molecular biology 139 (1980): 721-32
Knowlton RG, Soll L, Yarus M, "Dual specificity of su+ 7 tRNA. Evidence for translational discrimination." Journal of molecular biology 139 (1980): 705-20
Eisenberg SP, Yarus M, "The structure and aminoacylation of a temperature-sensitive tRNATrp (Escherichia coli)." The Journal of biological chemistry 255 (1980): 1128-37
Eisenberg SP, Yarus M, Soll L, "The effect of an Escherichia coli regulatory mutation on transfer RNA structure." Journal of molecular biology 135 (1979): 111-26
Peters M, Yarus M, "Transfer RNA selection at the ribosomal A and P sites." Journal of molecular biology 134 (1979): 471-91
Eisenberg SP, Soll L, Yarus M, "The purification and sequence of a temperature-sensitive tryptophan tRNA." The Journal of biological chemistry 254 (1979): 5562-6
Yarus M, "Isolation and properties of a plasmid which expresses the E. coli Su+7 amber suppressor tRNA gene." Molecular & general genetics : MGG 170 (1979): 291-8
Yarus M, "Relaxation of stable RNA synthesis by a plasmid-borne locus." Molecular & general genetics : MGG 170 (1979): 309-17
Yarus M, Eisenberg SP, Soll L, "The structure of the DNA containing the E. coli tRNATry gene." Molecular & general genetics : MGG 170 (1979): 299-308
Yarus M, Cline SW, "The structure of the phi 80d3 ilv+ Su+7 transducing phage and the origin of its Su+7 tRNA-gene containing fragment." Molecular & general genetics : MGG 170 (1979): 283-9
Lemaire G, Gold L, Yarus M, "Autogenous translational repression of bacteriophage T4 gene 32 expression in vitro." Journal of molecular biology 126 (1978): 73-90
Yarus M, "Why do organic solvents enhance mistakes in aminoacyl tRNA synthesis?" Archives of biochemistry and biophysics 174 (1976): 350-4
Yarus M, "Adsorbent filters: a new technique for microexperimentation on nucleic acid." Analytical biochemistry 70 (1976): 346-53
Yarus M, "Pseudoverification. Hydrolysis of aminoacyl transfer ribonucleic acid catalyzed by an aminoacyl transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase in mixed solvents." The Journal of biological chemistry 248 (1973): 6750-9
Yarus M, "Pseudoverification of mixed aminoacyl transfer ribonucleic acids. The generality of the process." The Journal of biological chemistry 248 (1973): 6755-8
Yarus M, Mertes M, "The variety of intraspecific misacylations carried out by isoleucyl transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase of Escherichia coli." The Journal of biological chemistry 248 (1973): 6744-9
Yarus M, "Verification of misacylated tRNAphe is apparently carried out only by phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase." Nature: New biology 245 (1973): 5-6
Santi DV, Marchant W, Yarus M, "Affinity labeling of isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase with N-bromoacetylisoleucyl-tRNA." Biochemical and biophysical research communications 51 (1973): 370-5
Mertes M, Peters MA, Mahoney W, Yarus M, "Isoleucylation of transfer RNA f Met (E. coli) by isoleucyl-transfer RNA synthetase from Escherichia coli." Journal of molecular biology 71 (1972): 671-85
Yarus M, "Intrinsic precision of aminoacyl-tRNA synthesis enhanced through parallel systems of ligands." Nature: New biology 239 (1972): 106-8
Yarus M, "Phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase and isoleucyl-tRNA Phe : a possible verification mechanism for aminoacyl-tRNA." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 69 (1972): 1915-9
Yarus M, "Solvent and specificity. Binding and isoleucylation of phenylalanine transfer ribonucleic acid (Escherichia coli) by isoleucyl transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase from Escherichia coli." Biochemistry 11 (1972): 2352-61
Yarus M, "Binding of isoleucyl transfer ribonucleic acid by isoleucyl transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase: solvents, the strength of interaction, and a proposed source of specificity." Biochemistry 11 (1972): 2050-60
Yarus M, Rashbaum S, "Divalent cations in transfer ribonucleic acid and aminoacyl transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase function and structure." Biochemistry 11 (1972): 2043-9
Yarus M, "Accessibility of isoleucyl transfer ribonucleic acid to solvent during recognition by isoleucyl transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase." The Journal of biological chemistry 247 (1972): 2738-41
Yarus M, Barrell BG, "The sequence of nucleotides in tRNA Ile from E. coli B." Biochemical and biophysical research communications 43 (1971): 729-34
Yarus M, Berg P, "On the properties and utility of a membrane filter assay in the study of isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase." Analytical biochemistry 35 (1970): 450-65
Yarus M, Berg P, "Recognition of tRNA by isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase. Effect of substrates on the dynamics of tRNA-enzyme interaction." Journal of molecular biology 42 (1969): 171-89
Yarus M, Berg P, "Recognition of tRNA by aminoacyl tRNA synthetases." Journal of molecular biology 28 (1967): 479-90
Yarus M, Sinsheimer RL, "Ultraviolet sensitivity of the biological activity of phi-X-174 virus, single-stranded DNA, and RF DNA." Biophysical journal 7 (1967): 267-78
YARUS M, SINSHEIMER RL, "THE U.V.-RESISTANCE OF DOUBLE-STRANDED PHIX174 DNA." Journal of molecular biology 8 (1964): 614-5
