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O-phospho-L-seryl-tRNA:Cys-tRNA synthase Aminoacylation of tRNA(Cys) with Cys, and cysteine biosynthesis in the process, happens in Methanocaldococcus jannaschii and several other archaea by misacylation of tRNA(Cys) with O-phosphoserine (Sep), followed by modification of the phosphoserine to cysteine. In some species, direct tRNA-cys aminoacylation also occurs but this pathway is required for Cys biosynthesis. Members of this protein catalyze the second step in this two step pathway, using pyridoxal phosphate and a sulfur donor to synthesize Cys from Sep while attached to the tRNA.
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