Low Exchangeability of Selenocysteine, the 21st Amino Acid, in Vertebrate Proteins
Low Exchangeability of Selenocysteine, the 21st Amino Acid, in Vertebrate Proteins
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United States: Oxford University Press
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Selenocysteine (Sec), the 21st amino acid, is incorporated into proteins through the recoding of a termination codon, an inefficient translational process mediated by a complex molecular machinery. Sec is a rare amino acid in extant proteins, chemically similar to cysteine (Cys), found in homologous position to Cys of nonselenoprotein families. Sel...
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Low Exchangeability of Selenocysteine, the 21st Amino Acid, in Vertebrate Proteins
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_3171245057
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_3171245057
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0737-4038
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1537-1719
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10.1093/molbev/msp109
