CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Type I PLP-dependent aspartate aminotransferase-like (Major domain)
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

2.9.1.2
O-phospho-L-seryl-tRNA(Sec):L-selenocysteinyl-tRNA synthase.
based on mapping to UniProt Q6LZM9
O-phospho-L-seryl-tRNA(Sec) + selenophosphate + H(2)O = L-selenocysteinyl-tRNA(Sec) + 2 phosphate.
-!- In archaea and eukarya selenocysteine formation is achieved by a two- step process: EC 2.7.1.164 phosphorylates the endogenous L-seryl- tRNA(Sec) to O-phospho-L-seryl-tRNA(Sec), and then this misacylated amino acid-tRNA species is converted to L-selenocysteinyl-tRNA(Sec) by Sep-tRNA:Sec-tRNA synthase. -!- Formerly EC 2.9.1.n1.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

Q6LZM9
SPCS_METMP
Methanococcus maripaludis S2
O-phosphoseryl-tRNA(Sec) selenium transferase

PDB Structure

PDB 2Z67
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Structural insights into RNA-dependent eukaryal and archaeal selenocysteine formation.
Araiso, Y., Palioura, S., Ishitani, R., Sherrer, R.L., O'Donoghue, P., Yuan, J., Oshikane, H., Domae, N., Defranco, J., Soll, D., Nureki, O.
Nucleic Acids Res.