SEPSECS Sep (O-phosphoserine) tRNA:Sec (selenocysteine) tRNA synthase [ Homo sapiens (human) ] - Gene - Data resources

51091

SEPSECS Sep (O-phosphoserine) tRNA:Sec (selenocysteine) tRNA synthase [ Homo sapiens (human) ]
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 51091)

Symbol: SEPSECS

Full name: Sep (O-phosphoserine) tRNA:Sec (selenocysteine) tRNA synthase

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Organism: Homo sapiens

Also known as: LP; PCH2D; SLA; SLA-p35; SLA/LP; SecS

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]

Expression: Ubiquitous expression in liver (RPKM 7.2), duodenum (RPKM 5.0) and 25 other tissues

Orthologs: mouse

Gene size: 40569bp

Exon count: 14