Molecular BiologyGenome Biology and EvolutionPeer-reviewed
Ancient loss of catalytic selenocysteine spurred convergent adaptation in a mammalian oxidoreductase
Jasmin Rees, Gaurab K. Sarangi, Qing Cheng…·Sergi Castellano
The paper reconstructs and assays ancient enzymes to show that losing selenocysteine in GPX6 led to functional loss and convergent evolution in mammalian oxidoreductases.