GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0004828 - serine-tRNA ligase activity
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0004828
- Name
- serine-tRNA ligase activity
- Ontology or CV name
- GO molecular function
- Definition
- Catalysis of the reaction: ATP + L-serine + tRNA(Ser) = AMP + diphosphate + L-seryl-tRNA(Ser). Also catalyzes the formation of L-seryl-tRNA(Sec) from tRNA(Sec), the special tRNA for selenocysteine.
