Gain of function conferred by selenocysteine: catalytic enhancement of one-electron transfer reactions by thioredoxin reductase

Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 79 - 89
Published: Oct 31, 2018
Abstract
Selenocysteine (Sec) is the 21st amino acid in the genetic code and it is present in a small number of proteins where it replaces the much more commonly used amino acid cysteine (Cys). It is both more complicated and bioenergetically costly to insert Sec into a protein in comparison to Cys, and this cost is most likely compensated by a gain of function to the enzyme/protein in which it is incorporated. Here we investigate one such gain of...
Paper Details
Title
Gain of function conferred by selenocysteine: catalytic enhancement of one-electron transfer reactions by thioredoxin reductase
Published Date
Oct 31, 2018
Volume
28
Issue
1
Pages
79 - 89
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