| The G· U wobble base pair G Varani, WH McClain EMBO reports 1 (1), 18-23, 2000 | 597 | 2000 |
| Changing the identity of a tRNA by introducing a GU wobble pair near the 3′ acceptor end WH McClain, K Foss Science 240 (4853), 793-796, 1988 | 425 | 1988 |
| Model substrates for an RNA enzyme WH McClain, C Guerrier-Takada, S Altman Science 238 (4826), 527-530, 1987 | 400 | 1987 |
| Rules that govern tRNA identity in protein synthesis WH McClain Journal of molecular biology 234 (2), 257-280, 1993 | 227 | 1993 |
| Changing the acceptor identity of a transfer RNA by altering nucleotides in a" variable pocket" WH McClain, K Foss Science 241 (4874), 1804-1807, 1988 | 165 | 1988 |
| Association of transfer RNA acceptor identity with a helical irregularity WH McClain, YM Chen, K Foss, J Schneider Science 242 (4886), 1681-1684, 1988 | 142 | 1988 |
| Eight Transfer RNAs Induced by Infection of Escherichia coli with Bacteriophage T4 WH McClain, C Guthrie, BG Barrell Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 69 (12), 3703-3707, 1972 | 140 | 1972 |
| Nucleotides that determine Escherichia coli tRNA (Arg) and tRNA (Lys) acceptor identities revealed by analyses of mutant opal and amber suppressor tRNAs. WH McClain, K Foss, RA Jenkins, J Schneider Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 87 (23), 9260-9264, 1990 | 135 | 1990 |
| Cleavage of tRNA precursors by the RNA subunit of E. coli ribonuclease P (M1 RNA) is influenced by 3′-proximal CCA in the substrates C Guerrier-Takada, WH McClain, S Altman Cell 38 (1), 219-224, 1984 | 132 | 1984 |
| Functional evidence for indirect recognition of G· U in tRNAAla by alanyl-tRNA synthetase K Gabriel, J Schneider, WH McClain Science 271 (5246), 195-197, 1996 | 131 | 1996 |
| The structure of an AspRS—tRNAAsp complex reveals a tRNA‐dependent control mechanism L Moulinier, S Eiler, G Eriani, J Gangloff, JC Thierry, K Gabriel, ... The EMBO journal, 2001 | 115 | 2001 |
| Nucleotides that contribute to the identity of Escherichia coli tRNAPhe WH McClain, K Foss Journal of molecular biology 202 (4), 697-709, 1988 | 103 | 1988 |
| Differences between transfer RNA molecules WH McClain, HB Nicholas Jr Journal of molecular biology 194 (4), 635-642, 1987 | 86 | 1987 |
| Rapid determination of nucleotides that define tRNA (Gly) acceptor identity. WH McClain, K Foss, RA Jenkins, J Schneider Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 88 (14), 6147-6151, 1991 | 85 | 1991 |
| Transfer RNA identity WH McClain The FASEB journal 7 (1), 72-78, 1993 | 84 | 1993 |
| Baseplate protein of bacteriophage T4 with both structural and lytic functions SH Kao, WH McClain Journal of virology 34 (1), 95-103, 1980 | 84 | 1980 |
| Transfer RNA biosynthesis: the nucleotide sequence of a precursor to serine and proline transfer RNAs BG Barrell, JG Seidman, C Guthrie, WH McClain Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 71 (2), 413-416, 1974 | 84 | 1974 |
| Identification of tRNA precursor molecules made by phage T4 C Guthrie, JG Seidman, S Altman, BG Barrell, JD Smith, WH McClain Nature New Biology 246 (149), 6-11, 1973 | 84 | 1973 |
| A mutant of Escherichia coli defective in removing 3′ terminal nucleotides from some transfer RNA precursor molecules JG Seidman, FJ Schmidt, K Foss, WH McClain Cell 5 (4), 389-400, 1975 | 83 | 1975 |
| Four sites in the acceptor helix and one site in the variable pocket of tRNA (Ala) determine the molecule's acceptor identity. WH McClain, K Foss, RA Jenkins, J Schneider Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 88 (20), 9272-9276, 1991 | 75 | 1991 |
