Decameric SelA-tRNA(Sec) ring structure reveals mechanism of bacterial selenocysteine formation
Itoh, Y., Brocker, M.J., Sekine, S., Hammond, G., Suetsugu, S., Soll, D., Yokoyama, S.(2013) Science 340: 75-78
- PubMed: 23559248 
- DOI: 10.1126/science.1229521
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3W1H, 3W1I, 3W1J, 3W1K - PubMed Abstract: 
The 21st amino acid, selenocysteine (Sec), is synthesized on its cognate transfer RNA (tRNA(Sec)). In bacteria, SelA synthesizes Sec from Ser-tRNA(Sec), whereas in archaea and eukaryotes SepSecS forms Sec from phosphoserine (Sep) acylated to tRNA(Sec ...