Gene Symbol | SEPSECS |
Entrez Gene ID | 51091 |
Full Name | Sep (O-phosphoserine) tRNA:Sec (selenocysteine) tRNA synthase |
Synonyms | LP,PCH2D,SLA,SLA/LP |
General protein information |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Homo sapiens(human) |
Genome | |
Summary | The amino acid selenocysteine is the only amino acid that does not have its own tRNA synthetase. Instead, this amino acid is synthesized on its cognate tRNA in a three step process. The protein encoded by this gene catalyzes the third step in the process, the conversion of O-phosphoseryl-tRNA(Sec) to selenocysteinyl-tRNA(Sec).[provided by RefSeq, Mar 2011]. |
Disorder MIM: | |
Disorder Html: | Pontocerebellar hypoplasia type 2D, 613811 (3) |