A Novel Protein Kinase-Like Domain in a Selenoprotein, Widespread in the Tree of Life

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Summary

It is argued that despite the lack of conservation of the “classic” catalytic aspartate residue of the archetypical His-Arg-Asp motif, SELO kinases might have retained catalytic phosphotransferase activity, albeit with an atypical active site.

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2012-02-16
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Keywords

Selenoprotein, Selenocysteine, Biochemistry, Oxidoreductase, Kinase

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