Tryptophan--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic

NameTryptophan--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic
Synonyms
  • 6.1.1.2
  • hWRS
  • IFI53
  • IFP53
  • Interferon-induced protein 53
  • TrpRS
  • Tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase
  • WRS
Gene NameWARS
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0000455|Tryptophan--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic
MPNSEPASLLELFNSIATQGELVRSLKAGNASKDEIDSAVKMLVSLKMSYKAAAGEDYKA
DCPPGNPAPTSNHGPDATEAEEDFVDPWTVQTSSAKGIDYDKLIVRFGSSKIDKELINRI
ERATGQRPHHFLRRGIFFSHRDMNQVLDAYENKKPFYLYTGRGPSSEAMHVGHLIPFIFT
KWLQDVFNVPLVIQMTDDEKYLWKDLTLDQAYSYAVENAKDIIACGFDINKTFIFSDLDY
MGMSSGFYKNVVKIQKHVTFNQVKGIFGFTDSDCIGKISFPAIQAAPSFSNSFPQIFRDR
TDIQCLIPCAIDQDPYFRMTRDVAPRIGYPKPALLHSTFFPALQGAQTKMSASDPNSSIF
LTDTAKQIKTKVNKHAFSGGRDTIEEHRQFGGNCDVDVSFMYLTFFLEDDDKLEQIRKDY
TSGAMLTGELKKALIEVLQPLIAEHQARRKEVTDEIVKEFMTPRKLSFDFQ
Number of residues471
Molecular Weight53164.91
Theoretical pI6.15
GO Classification
Functions
  • tryptophan-tRNA ligase activity
  • ATP binding
Processes
  • tRNA aminoacylation for protein translation
  • tryptophanyl-tRNA aminoacylation
  • translation
  • gene expression
  • negative regulation of cell proliferation
  • angiogenesis
  • regulation of angiogenesis
Components
  • nucleus
  • cytosol
  • extracellular exosome
  • cytoplasm
General FunctionTryptophan-trna ligase activity
Specific FunctionIsoform 1, isoform 2 and T1-TrpRS have aminoacylation activity while T2-TrpRS lacks it. Isoform 2, T1-TrpRS and T2-TrpRS possess angiostatic activity whereas isoform 1 lacks it. T2-TrpRS inhibits fluid shear stress-activated responses of endothelial cells. Regulates ERK, Akt, and eNOS activation pathways that are associated with angiogenesis, cytoskeletal reorganization and shear stress-responsive gene expression.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID184657
UniProtKB IDP23381
UniProtKB Entry NameSYWC_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010019|Tryptophan--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic (WARS)
ATGCCCAACAGTGAGCCCGCATCTCTGCTGGAGCTGTTCAACAGCATCGCCACACAAGGG
GAGCTCGTAAGGTCCCTCAAAGCGGGAAATGCGTCAAAGGATGAAATTGATTCTGCAGTA
AAGATGTTGGTGTCATTAAAAATGAGCTACAAAGCTGCCGCGGGGGAGGATTACAAGGCT
GACTGTCCTCCAGGGAACCCAGCACCTACCAGTAATCATGGCCCAGATGCCACAGAAGCT
GAAGAGGATTTTGTGGACCCATGGACAGTACAGACAAGCAGTGCAAAAGGCATAGACTAC
GATAAGCTCATTGTTCGGTTTGGAAGTAGTAAAATTGACAAAGAGCTAATAAACCGAATA
GAGAGAGCCACCGGCCAAAGACCACACCACTTCCTGCGCAGAGGCATCTTCTTCTCACAC
AGAGATATGAATCAGGTTCTTGATGCCTATGAAAATAAGAAGCCATTTTATCTGTACACG
GGCCGGGGCCCCTCTTCTGAAGCAATGCATGTAGGTCACCTCATTCCATTTATTTTCACA
AAGTGGCTCCAGGATGTATTTAACGTGCCCTTGGTCATCCAGATGACGGATGACGAGAAG
TATCTGTGGAAGGACCTGACCCTGGACCAGGCCTATAGCTATGCTGTGGAGAATGCCAAG
GACATCATCGCCTGTGGCTTTGACATCAACAAGACTTTCATATTCTCTGACCTGGACTAC
ATGGGGATGAGCTCAGGTTTCTACAAAAATGTGGTGAAGATTCAAAAGCATGTTACCTTC
AACCAAGTGAAAGGCATTTTCGGCTTCACTGACAGCGACTGCATTGGGAAGATCAGTTTT
CCTGCCATCCAGGCTGCTCCCTCCTTCAGCAACTCATTCCCACAGATCTTCCGAGACAGG
ACGGATATCCAGTGCCTTATCCCATGTGCCATTGACCAGGATCCTTACTTTAGAATGACA
AGGGACGTCGCCCCCAGGATCGGCTATCCTAAACCAGCCCTGCTGCACTCCACCTTCTTC
CCAGCCCTGCAGGGCGCCCAGACCAAAATGAGTGCCAGCGACCCCAACTCCTCCATCTTC
CTCACCGACACGGCCAAGCAGATCAAAACCAAGGTCAATAAGCATGCGTTTTCTGGAGGG
AGAGACACCATCGAGGAGCACAGGCAGTTTGGGGGCAACTGTGATGTGGACGTGTCTTTC
ATGTACCTGACCTTCTTCCTCGAGGACGACGACAAGCTCGAGCAGATCAGGAAGGATTAC
ACCAGCGGAGCCATGCTCACCGGTGAGCTCAAGAAGGCACTCATAGAGGTTCTGCAGCCC
TTGATCGCAGAGCACCAGGCCCGGCGCAAGGAGGTCACGGATGAGATAGTGAAAGAGTTC
ATGACTCCCCGGAAGCTGTCCTTCGACTTTCAGTAG
GenBank Gene IDM77804
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDWARS
HGNC IDHGNC:12729
Chromosome Location14
Locus14q32.31
References
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