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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,”

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Selenocysteine is incorporated into proteins with the aid of a tRNA that interprets the UGA Stop codon as a Sec codon. tRNASec is initially charged with serine in a reaction catalyzed by the same SerRS that charges tRNASer.