Selenoprotein synthesis in archaea: Identification of an mRNA element of Methanococcus jannaschii probably directing selenocysteine insertion

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 266, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 637-641

  Wilting, R ^a   Schorling, S ^a   Persson, B C ^a   Bock A ^a  

^a Lehrstuhl fur Mikrobiologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Archaea; SECIS element; Selenoproteins; UGA codon; Untranslated region

Indexed keywords

HYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; SELENOCYSTEINE; SELENOPROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; ISOTOPE LABELING; METHANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; METHANOCOCCUS; METHANOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; METHANOCOCCUS VOLTAE; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031557397     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0812     Document Type: Editorial

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