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YARS1 tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase 1

Gene ID: 8565, updated on 28-Oct-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: YRS; YTS; YARS; TYRRS; CMTDIC; IMNEPD2

Summary

Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases catalyze the aminoacylation of tRNA by their cognate amino acid. Because of their central role in linking amino acids with nucleotide triplets contained in tRNAs, aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are thought to be among the first proteins that appeared in evolution. Tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase belongs to the class I tRNA synthetase family. Cytokine activities have also been observed for the human tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase, after it is split into two parts, an N-terminal fragment that harbors the catalytic site and a C-terminal fragment found only in the mammalian enzyme. The N-terminal fragment is an interleukin-8-like cytokine, whereas the released C-terminal fragment is an EMAP II-like cytokine. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Genomic context

Location:
1p35.1
Sequence:
Chromosome: 1; NC_000001.11 (32775239..32817358, complement)
Total number of exons:
13

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