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Sec occurs in all domains of life, including bacteria, archaea, and eukaryota<ref name'wp'>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selenocysteine Selenocysteine in Wikipedia]</ref>. Sec occurs in the active sites of enzymes involved in removing reactive oxygen species, and in thyroid hormone activation<ref name='Palioura' />. For more examples, please see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selenocysteine Selenocysteine in Wikipedia]. | Sec occurs in all domains of life, including bacteria, archaea, and eukaryota<ref name'wp'>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selenocysteine Selenocysteine in Wikipedia]</ref>. Sec occurs in the active sites of enzymes involved in removing reactive oxygen species, and in thyroid hormone activation<ref name='Palioura' />. For more examples, please see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selenocysteine Selenocysteine in Wikipedia]. | ||
[http://xray.bmc.uu.se/hicup/ HIC-Up] reports the occurrence of Sec in [http://xray.bmc.uu.se/hicup/CSE/ 11 entries] in the [[PDB]]. The highest resolution entry is [[1kqf]], with Sec at 196 in chain A. | |||
==Translation from UGA Stop Codon== | ==Translation from UGA Stop Codon== | ||