title: Selenium-containing tRNAGlu from Clostridium sticklandii: correlation of aminoacylation with selenium content.
abstract: Selenium-containing amino acid tRNAs are normal components of several bacterial tRNA populations. In Clostridium sticklandii seleno-nucleotides occur in at least four different tRNA species which account for 5--8% of the total tRNA population. One of these has been isolated in a highly purified form and shown to be an isoaccepting tRNAGlu. Experimental evidence indicates that the presence of the seleno-nucleotide in this tRNAGlu is essential for its acylation with glutamate.
mesh_terms: D003013:Clostridium / Q000032:analysis*; D005975:Glutamate-tRNA Ligase / Q000378:metabolism; D005971:Glutamates / Q000378:metabolism; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D012643:Selenium / Q000032:analysis*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D005971:Glutamates; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D012343:RNA, Transfer; D005975:Glutamate-tRNA Ligase; D012643:Selenium