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EC 2.9.1.2 Details
EC number
2.9.1.2
Accepted name
O-phospho-L-seryl-tRNASec:L-selenocysteinyl-tRNA synthase
Reaction
O-phospho-L-seryl-tRNASec + selenophosphate + H2O = L-selenocysteinyl-tRNASec + 2 phosphate
Other name(s)
MMPSepSecS,
SepSecS,
SLA/LP,
O-phosphoseryl-tRNA:selenocysteinyl-tRNA synthase,
O-phospho-L-seryl-tRNA:L-selenocysteinyl-tRNA synthase
Systematic name
selenophosphate:O-phospho-L-seryl-tRNASec selenium transferase
Comment
A pyridoxal-phosphate protein [4]. In archaea and eukarya selenocysteine formation is achieved by a two-step process: EC 2.7.1.164 (O-phosphoseryl-tRNASec kinase) phosphorylates the endogenous L-seryl-tRNASec to O-phospho-L-seryl-tRNASec, and then this misacylated amino acid-tRNA species is converted to L-selenocysteinyl-tRNASec by Sep-tRNA:Sec-tRNA synthase.
History
created 2009, modified 2014
EC Tree
2.6.2.1 created 1961, deleted 1965