Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

selenocysteine incorporation

Term ID
GO:0001514
Synonyms
Definition
The incorporation of selenocysteine into a peptide; uses a special tRNA that recognizes the UGA codon as selenocysteine, rather than as a termination codon. Selenocysteine is synthesized from serine before its incorporation; it is not a posttranslational modification of peptidyl-cysteine.
References
  • RESID:AA0022
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
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Phenotype
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