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Selenocysteine, Pyrrolysine, and the Unique Energy Metabolism of Methanogenic Archaea
Joint Authors
Rother, Michael
Krzycki, Joseph A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-08-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Methanogenic archaea are a group of strictly anaerobic microorganisms characterized by their strict dependence on the process of methanogenesis for energy conservation.
Among the archaea, they are also the only known group synthesizing proteins containing selenocysteine or pyrrolysine.
All but one of the known archaeal pyrrolysine-containing and all but two of the confirmed archaeal selenocysteine-containing protein are involved in methanogenesis.
Synthesis of these proteins proceeds through suppression of translational stop codons but otherwise the two systems are fundamentally different.
This paper highlights these differences and summarizes the recent developments in selenocysteine- and pyrrolysine-related research on archaea and aims to put this knowledge into the context of their unique energy metabolism.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rother, Michael& Krzycki, Joseph A.. 2010. Selenocysteine, Pyrrolysine, and the Unique Energy Metabolism of Methanogenic Archaea. Archaea،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-14.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rother, Michael& Krzycki, Joseph A.. Selenocysteine, Pyrrolysine, and the Unique Energy Metabolism of Methanogenic Archaea. Archaea No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-472812
American Medical Association (AMA)
Rother, Michael& Krzycki, Joseph A.. Selenocysteine, Pyrrolysine, and the Unique Energy Metabolism of Methanogenic Archaea. Archaea. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-472812
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-472812