The algal selenoproteomes

Abstract Background Selenium is an essential trace element, and selenocysteine (Sec, U) is its predominant form in vivo. Proteins that contain Sec are selenoproteins, whose special structural features include not only the TGA codon encoding Sec but also the SECIS element in mRNA and the conservation...

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Main Authors: Liang Jiang, Yiqian Lu, Lin Zheng, Gaopeng Li, Lianchang Chen, Maona Zhang, Jiazuan Ni, Qiong Liu, Yan Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-020-07101-z