Structural basis for mRNA recognition by elongation factor SelB
Yoshizawa, S., Rasubala, L., Ose, T., Kohda, D., Fourmy, D., Maenaka, K.(2005) Nat Struct Mol Biol 12: 198-203
- PubMed: 15665870 
- DOI: 10.1038/nsmb890
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1WSU - PubMed Abstract: 
In bacteria, incorporation of selenocysteine, the 21(st) amino acid, into proteins requires elongation factor SelB, which has the unusual property of binding to both transfer RNA (tRNA) and mRNA. SelB binds to an mRNA hairpin formed by the selenocysteine insertion sequence (SECIS) with extremely high specificity, the molecular basis of which has been unknown ...