title: SELT
text: # SELT
  
  Selenoprotein T, also known as SELT, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SELT gene.
  
  ## Gene
  
  The selenocysteine is encoded by the UGA codon that normally signals translation termination. The 3' UTR of selenoprotein genes have a common stem-loop structure, the sec insertion sequence (SECIS), that is necessary for the recognition of UGA as a Sec codon rather than as a stop signal.
  
  ## Protein structure
  
  Selenoprotein T contains a selenocysteine (Sec) residue at its active site.
  
  