cl18158

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CD Accession: 
cl18158
CD Definition: 
L-seryl-tRNA(Sec) kinase, eukaryotic; Members of this protein are L-seryl-tRNA(Sec) kinase. This enzyme is part of a two-step pathway in Eukaryota and Archaea for performing selenocysteine biosynthesis by changing serine misacylated on selenocysteine-tRNA to selenocysteine. This enzyme performs the first step, phosphorylation of the OH group of the serine side chain. This family represents eukaryotic proteins with this activity.
CD Name: 
selen_PSTK_euk superfamily
CD Superfamily: 
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