| Accession | TIGR03167 |
| Name | tRNA_sel_U_synt |
| Function | tRNA 2-selenouridine synthase |
| Gene Symbol | selU |
| Trusted Cutoff | 219.75 |
| Domain Trusted Cutoff | 219.75 |
| Noise Cutoff | 109.85 |
| Domain Noise Cutoff | 109.85 |
| Isology Type | equivalog |
| EC Number | 2.9.1.- |
| HMM Length | 311 |
| Mainrole Category | Protein synthesis |
| Subrole Category | tRNA and rRNA base modification |
| Gene Ontology Term | GO:0001887: selenium compound metabolic process biological_process |
| | GO:0006400: tRNA modification biological_process |
| | GO:0016786: selenotransferase activity molecular_function |
| Author | Haft DH |
| Entry Date | Nov 20 2006 5:03PM |
| Last Modified | Feb 14 2011 3:27PM |
| Comment | The Escherichia coli YbbB protein was shown to encode a selenophosphate-dependent tRNA 2-selenouridine synthase, essential for modification of some tRNAs to replace a sulfur atom with selenium. This enzyme works with SelD, the selenium donor protein, which also acts in selenocysteine incorporation. Although the members of this protein family show a fairly deep split, sequences from both sides of the split are supported by co-occurence with, and often proximity to, the selD gene. |
| References | RN [1]
RM PMID: 14594807
RT Functional diversity of the rhodanese homology domain: the Escherichia coli ybbB gene encodes a selenophosphate-dependent tRNA 2-selenouridine synthase.
RA Wolfe MD, Ahmed F, Lacourciere GM, Lauhon CT, Stadtman TC, Larson TJ
RL J Biol Chem. 2004 Jan 16;279(3):1801-9. Epub 2003 Oct 31. |
| Genome Property | GenProp0692: selenouridine-containing tRNA (HMM) |
