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Structure of an N-terminally truncated selenophosphate synthetase from Aquifex aeolicus.

Selenoprotein T is a PACAP-regulated gene involved in intracellular Ca2+ mobilization and neuroendocrine secretion.

A selenocysteine variant of the human copper chaperone for superoxide dismutase. A Se-XAS probe of cluster composition at the domain 3-domain 3 dimer interface.

Determination of selenocysteine and selenomethionine in edible animal tissues by 2D size-exclusion reversed-phase HPLC-ICP MS following carbamidomethylation and proteolytic extraction.

Eukaryotic selenoprotein synthesis: mechanistic insight incorporating new factors and new functions for old factors.

From one amino acid to another: tRNA-dependent amino acid biosynthesis.

Thiol cofactors for selenoenzymes and their synthetic mimics.

Structural insights into RNA-dependent eukaryal and archaeal selenocysteine formation.

Synthesis of selenocysteine and its derivatives with an emphasis on selenenylsulfide (-Se-S-) formation.

The role of selenium in chemical biology.

Synthesis of selenocysteine and selenomethionine derivatives from sulfur-containing amino acids.

Factors and selenocysteine insertion sequence requirements for the synthesis of selenoproteins from a gram-positive anaerobe in Escherichia coli.

Comparative analysis of selenocysteine machinery and selenoproteome gene expression in mouse brain identifies neurons as key functional sites of selenium in mammals.

Deletion of the selenocysteine tRNA gene in macrophages and liver results in compensatory gene induction of cytoprotective enzymes by Nrf2.

Effect of selenium source and dose on selenium status of mature horses.

Reduced reliance on the trace element selenium during evolution of mammals.

Orphan SelD proteins and selenium-dependent molybdenum hydroxylases.

Bioactivation of selenocysteine derivatives by beta-lyases present in common gastrointestinal bacterial species.

Ex vivo correction of selenoprotein N deficiency in rigid spine muscular dystrophy caused by a mutation in the selenocysteine codon.

Cell death by SecTRAPs: thioredoxin reductase as a prooxidant killer of cells.