Threading the needle: getting selenocysteine into proteins
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The co-translational incorporation of selenocysteine (Sec) requires that UGA be recognized as a sense rather than a nonsense codon. This is accomplished by the concerted action of a Sec insertion sequence (SECIS) element, SECIS binding protein 2, and a ternary complex of the Sec specific elongation factor, Sec-tRNA(Sec), and GTP. The mechanism by which they alter the canonical protein synthesis reaction has been elusive. Here we present an overview of the mechanistic perspective on Sec incorporation, highlighting recent advances in the field.
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SBP2 binds the SECIS element in the 3' UTR of selenoprotein mRNAs and helps insert tRNA(Sec) into the ribosomal complex at the internal UGA site.
“Selenocysteine insertion sequence binding protein 2 (SECISBP2; SBP2) binds to a stem loop RNA structure (Sec insertion sequence [SECIS] element) located in 3’-UTR region of selenoprotein mRNAs, and facilitates the incorporation of tRNA(Sec) into the ribosomal complex at the internal UGA site [68].”
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- Authors
- Donovan, J., & Copeland, P. R.
- Affiliations
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (US)
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- Antioxidants & Redox Signaling
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- SAGE Publications
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- 2010-04
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- 12
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- 7
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- 881-892
- ISSN
- 1523-0864 (ISSN-L)
- 1557-7716
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- PMC2864665
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- National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM068077, GM077073, R01GM077073, GM068077)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Selenium in Biological Systems
- Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Toxicology › Organoselenium and organotellurium chemistry
- Keywords
- selenocysteine incorporation, SECIS element, SBP2, selenoprotein biosynthesis
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Codon, Guanosine Triphosphate, Humans, Models, Molecular, Nucleic Acid Conformation, Protein Conformation, Proteins, Ribosomes, RNA, RNA, Transfer, Amino Acyl, RNA-Binding Proteins, Selenocysteine, Protein Isoforms, RNA Stability
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