selenocysteine catabolic process

Known as: selenocysteine breakdown, selenocysteine catabolism, selenocysteine degradation 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of selenocysteine, an essential component of glutathione peroxidase and some other… (More)
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2018
2018
Selenocysteine tRNA[Ser]Sec, the Central Component of Selenoprotein Biosynthesis: Isolation, Identification, Modification, and Sequencing.
The selenocysteine (Sec) tRNA[Ser]Sec population consists of two isoforms that differ from each other by a single 2'-O… (More)
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2017
2017
The utilization of selenocysteine-tRNA[Ser]Sec isoforms is regulated in part at the level of translation in vitro.
The tRNA for the 21st proteinogenic amino acid, selenocysteine, exists in mammalian cells as 2 isoforms differing by a single 2… (More)
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2015
2015
Selenocysteine tRNA[Ser]Sec: The Central Component of Selenoprotein Biosynthesis
 
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2011
2011
Comparison of different selenocompounds with respect to nutritional value vs. toxicity using liver cells in culture.
The essential micronutrient selenium (Se) exerts its biological effects mainly through enzymatically active selenoproteins. Their… (More)
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2009
2009
Characterization of selenocysteine methyltransferases from Astragalus species with contrasting selenium accumulation capacity.
A group of selenium (Se)-hyperaccumulating species belonging to the genus Astragalus are known for their capacity to accumulate… (More)
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1999
1999
The zebrafish genome contains two distinct selenocysteine tRNA[Ser]sec genes.
The zebrafish is widely used as a model system for studying mammalian developmental genetics and more recently, as a model system… (More)
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1998
1998
Overproduction of selenocysteine tRNA in Chinese hamster ovary cells following transfection of the mouse tRNA[Ser]Sec gene.
Selenocysteine insertion during selenoprotein biosynthesis begins with the aminoacylation of selenocysteine tRNA[ser]sec with… (More)
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1997
1997
Selenocysteine tRNA[Ser]Sec levels and selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase activity in mouse embryonic stem cells heterozygous for a targeted mutation in the tRNA[Ser]Sec gene.
To investigate the effect of a reduced level of selenocysteine (Sec) tRNA[Ser]Sec in selenoprotein biosynthesis, two mouse… (More)
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1989
1989
Influence of dietary methionine on the metabolism of selenomethionine in rats.
To determine the influence of methionine on selenomethionine (SeMet) metabolism, weanling male rats were fed for 8 wk a basal… (More)
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1986
1986
Use of selenite, selenide, and selenocysteine for the synthesis of formate dehydrogenase by a cysteine-requiring mutant ofEscherichia coli K-12
The forms of Se in the Se-dependent enzyme formate dehydrogenase is known to be selenocysteine, but the way this amino acid… (More)
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