EEFSEC wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human EEFSEC wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 3q21.3 and is approximately 273 kb in length. This allele, which encodes selenocysteine-specific elongation factor protein, is involved in the translation of selenocysteine-containing proteins.

**Synonyms:** - EFSEC - Eukaryotic Elongation Factor, Selenocysteine-tRNA-Specific wt Allele - SELB