Biosynthesis of Selenocysteine on Its tRNA in Eukaryotes
Biosynthesis of Selenocysteine on Its tRNA in Eukaryotes
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Selenocysteine (Sec) is cotranslationally inserted into protein in response to UGA codons and is the 21st amino acid in the genetic code. However, the means by which Sec is synthesized in eukaryotes is not known. Herein, comparative genomics and experimental analyses revealed that the mammalian Sec synthase (SecS) is the previously identified pyrid...
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Biosynthesis of Selenocysteine on Its tRNA in Eukaryotes
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1291897100
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1291897100
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1545-7885,1544-9173
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1545-7885
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10.1371/journal.pbio.0050004
