Site selC
- Name: selC
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b3658 MG1655 locus tag fdhC - Mnemonic: Selenium
- Left End Point: 82.60
- Right End Point: 82.64
- Products:
seryl/selenocysteinyl-tRNA(UCA) converted to selenocysteine selenocysteinyl-tRNA(UCA) - Direction: >
- Priority: 1
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
selC400(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG30092 EcoliWiki selC - Comment:
- a tRNA which is aminoacylated with serine, and the serine is converted on the tRNA to selenocysteine through the action of SelA and SelD. monocistronic
- References:
- Leinfelder, W., E. Zehelein, M.A. Mandrand-Berthelot, A. Bock 1988. Gene for a novel tRNA species that accepts L-serine and cotranslationally inserts selenocysteine. Nature 331:723-725
- Leinfelder, W., K. Forchhammer, F. Zinoni, G. Sawers, M.A. Mandrand-Berthelot, A. Bock 1988. Escherichia coli genes whose products are involved in selenium metabolism. J.Bacteriol. 170:540-546
- Komine, Y., T. Adachi, K. Inokuchi, H. Ozeki 1990. Genomic organization and physical mapping of the transfer RNA genes in Escherichia coli K12. J.Mol.Biol. 212:579-598
- Baron, C., J. Heider, A. Bock 1990. Mutagenesis of selC, the gene for the selenocysteine-inserting tRNA species in E.coli: effects on in vivo function. Nucleic Acids Res. 19:6761-6766
- Sawers, G., J. Heider, E. Zehelein, A. Bock 1991. Expression and operon structure of the sel genes of Escherichia coli and identification of a third selenium-containing formate dehydrogenase isoenzyme. J.Bacteriol. 173:4983-4993