Auxin and cytokinin are both required for the initiation of xylogenesis

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In many bacteria glutamate is linked to tRNAGln by the same GluRS that synthesizes Glu–tRNAGlu. The resulting Glu–tRNAGln is then converted to Gln–tRNAGln by Glu–tRNAGln amidotransferase in an ATP-requiring reaction in which glutamine is the amide donor.

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Some microorganisms that lack AsnRS use a similar transamidation pathway for the synthesis of Asn–tRNAAsn from Asp–tRNAAsn.

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The translation machinery relies on the high fidelity of the aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases to ensure the accurate decoding of each mRNA.

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Certain archaebacteria lack a gene for CysRS. In these cells, Cys–tRNACys is produced by a ProRS (called ProCysRS).

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Certain proteins, such as the enzymes glutathione peroxidase and formate dehydrogenase, contain an unusual amino acid called selenocysteine, which is part of the catalytic center of the enzymes.

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Human proteome contains 25 selenoproteins. Selenocysteine, sometimes called the “twenty-first amino acid,”