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- Title
Mechanisms Affecting the Biosynthesis and Incorporation Rate of Selenocysteine.
- Authors
Peng, Jing-Jing; Yue, Shi-Yang; Fang, Yu-Hui; Liu, Xiao-Ling; Wang, Cheng-Hua
- Abstract
Selenocysteine (Sec) is the 21st non-standard proteinogenic amino acid. Due to the particularity of the codon encoding Sec, the selenoprotein synthesis needs to be completed by unique mechanisms in specific biological systems. In this paper, the underlying mechanisms for the biosynthesis and incorporation of Sec into selenoprotein were comprehensively reviewed on five aspects: (i) the specific biosynthesis mechanism of Sec and the role of its internal influencing factors (SelA, SelB, SelC, SelD, SPS2 and PSTK); (ii) the elements (SECIS, PSL, SPUR and RF) on mRNA and their functional mechanisms; (iii) the specificity (either translation termination or translation into Sec) of UGA; (iv) the structure–activity relationship and action mechanism of SelA, SelB, SelC and SelD; and (v) the operating mechanism of two key enzyme systems for inorganic selenium source flow before Sec synthesis. Lastly, the size of the translation initiation interval, other action modes of SECIS and effects of REPS (Repetitive Extragenic Palindromic Sequences) that affect the incorporation efficiency of Sec was also discussed to provide scientific basis for the large-scale industrial fermentation for the production of selenoprotein.
- Subjects
SELENOPROTEINS; SELENOCYSTEINE; PALINDROMIC DNA; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETIC translation; BIOLOGICAL systems; FERMENTATION products industry
- Publication
Molecules, 2021, Vol 26, Issue 23, p7120
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules26237120