An Element of Life

Cell. 2018 Jan 25;172(3):389-390. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.01.003.

Abstract

While it has been known for decades that the essential function of selenium was in the form of its incorporation as selenocysteine into selenoproteins-including the enzyme glutathione peroxidase-4-now, Ingold et al. (2018) reveal the precise role of selenolate-based catalysis by this enzyme.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Apoptosis
  • Catalysis
  • Glutathione Peroxidase
  • Hydrogen Peroxide*
  • Selenium*

Substances

  • Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Glutathione Peroxidase
  • Selenium