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SUBMITTER: Sonet J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8306042 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sonet Jordan J Bulteau Anne-Laure AL Touat-Hamici Zahia Z Mosca Maurine M Bierla Katarzyna K Mounicou Sandra S Lobinski Ryszard R Chavatte Laurent L
International journal of molecular sciences 20210707 14
Selenoproteins, in which the selenium atom is present in the rare amino acid selenocysteine, are vital components of cell homeostasis, antioxidant defense, and cell signaling in mammals. The expression of the selenoproteome, composed of 25 selenoprotein genes, is strongly controlled by the selenium status of the body, which is a corollary of selenium availability in the food diet. Here, we present an alternative strategy for the use of the radioactive <sup>75</sup>Se isotope in order to characte ...[more]