A selenocysteine tRNA and SECIS element in Plasmodium falciparum

Tobias Mourier; Arnab Pain; Bart Barrell; Sam Griffiths-Jones

doi:10.1261/rna.7185605

A selenocysteine tRNA and SECIS element in Plasmodium falciparum

Tobias Mourier^*, Arnab Pain, Bart Barrell, Sam Griffiths-Jones

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Abstract

The molecular machinery for incorporating selenocysteine into proteins is present in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Although selenocysteine insertion has been reported in animals, plants, and protozoans, known eukaryotic selenocysteine tRNA sequences and selenocysteine insertion sequences are limited to animals and plants. Here we present clear indications of the presence of selenocysteine-tRNA and a selenocysteine insertion sequence in Plasmodium falciparum. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an identification of protozoan selenocysteine insertion machinery at the sequence level.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	119-122
Number of pages	4
Journal	RNA
Volume	11
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1261/rna.7185605
State	Published - Feb 2005
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Apicomplexa
Malaria
Plasmodium
SECIS element
Selenocysteine

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