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Sec occurs in all domains of life, including bacteria, archaea, and eukaryota<ref>PMID: 19477234</ref><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>PMID: 19477234</ref><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]. | ||
In January, 2022, '''76 entries''' in the [[wwPDB]] contain Sec. An example of naturally-occuring Sec is human glutathione peroxidase 4, where Sec46 occurs in the catalytic site. [[6hn3]] is the wild type, while [[6hkq]] has an inhibitor covalently bound to the Sec. | |||
==Translation from UGA Stop Codon== | ==Translation from UGA Stop Codon== | ||