Evolution of selenocysteine-containing proteins: Significance of identification and functional characterization of selenoproteins

BioFactors

Volumn 14, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 87-92

  Gladyshev, V N ^a   Kryukov, G V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaea; Caenorhabditis; Drosophila; Eubacteria; Evolution; Mammals; Selenocysteine; Selenoproteins; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; SELENIUM; SELENOCYSTEINE; SELENOPROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CODON; CONFERENCE PAPER; EUKARYOTE; GENETIC CODE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAENORHABDITIS; DANIO RERIO; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034845193     PISSN: 09516433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biof.5520140112     Document Type: Conference Paper

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