Site selD
- Name: selD
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b1764 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: Selenium
- Left End Point: 39.77
- Right End Point: 39.79
- Products:
selenophosphate synthase reduced selenium donor for selenocysteic tRNA and protein - Direction: <
- Priority: 0
- 2 Alleles of This Gene
selD204(CamR)::cat selD762(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links EcoGene.org EG10943 EcoliWiki selD - Comment:
- Mutants can't insert selenium into the selenopolypeptides of formate deHase H and into 2-selenouridine residues of tRNAs.
- References:
- Stadtman, T.C., J.N. Davis, E. Zehelein, A. Bock 1989. Biochemical and genetic analysis of Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli mutants defective in specific incorporation of selenium into formate dehydrogenase and tRNAs. Biofactors 2:35-44
- Forchhammer, K., W. Leinfelder, A. Bock 1989. Identification of a novel translation factor necessary for the incorporation of selenocysteine into protein. Nature 342:453-456
- Leinfelder, W., K. Forchhammer, B. Veprek, E. Zehelein, A. Bock 1990. In vitro synthesis of selenocysteinyl-tRNA(UCA) from seryl-tRNA(UCA): involvement and characterization of the selD gene product. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 87:543-547
- Sawers, G., J. Heider, E. Zehelein, A. Bock 1991. Expression and operon structure of the sel genes of Escherichia coli and identification of a third selenium-containing formate dehydrogenase isoenzyme. J.Bacteriol. 173:4983-4993
- Kim, I.V., Z. Veres, T.C. Stadtman 1992. Escherichia coli mutant SELD enzymes. The cysteine 17 residue is essential for selenophosphate formation from ATP and selenide. J.Biol.Chem. 267:19650-19654
- Ehrenreich, A., K. Forchhammer, P. Tormay, B. Veprek, A. Bock 1992. Selenoprotein synthesis in E. coli. Purification and characterisation of the enzyme catalysing selenium activation. Eur.J.Biochem. 206:767-773