NameValine--tRNA ligase
Synonyms
  • 6.1.1.9
  • G7A
  • Protein G7a
  • ValRS
  • Valyl-tRNA synthetase
  • VARS2
Gene NameVARS
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0000445|Valine--tRNA ligase
MSTLYVSPHPDAFPSLRALIAARYGEAGEGPGWGGAHPRICLQPPPTSRTPFPPPRLPAL
EQGPGGLWVWGATAVAQLLWPAGLGGPGGSRAAVLVQQWVSYADTELIPAACGATLPALG
LRSSAQDPQAVLGALGRALSPLEEWLRLHTYLAGEAPTLADLAAVTALLLPFRYVLDPPA
RRIWNNVTRWFVTCVRQPEFRAVLGEVVLYSGARPLSHQPGPEAPALPKTAAQLKKEAKK
REKLEKFQQKQKIQQQQPPPGEKKPKPEKREKRDPGVITYDLPTPPGEKKDVSGPMPDSY
SPRYVEAAWYPWWEQQGFFKPEYGRPNVSAANPRGVFMMCIPPPNVTGSLHLGHALTNAI
QDSLTRWHRMRGETTLWNPGCDHAGIATQVVVEKKLWREQGLSRHQLGREAFLQEVWKWK
EEKGDRIYHQLKKLGSSLDWDRACFTMDPKLSAAVTEAFVRLHEEGIIYRSTRLVNWSCT
LNSAISDIEVDKKELTGRTLLSVPGYKEKVEFGVLVSFAYKVQGSDSDEEVVVATTRIET
MLGDVAVAVHPKDTRYQHLKGKNVIHPFLSRSLPIVFDEFVDMDFGTGAVKITPAHDQND
YEVGQRHGLEAISIMDSRGALINVPPPFLGLPRFEARKAVLVALKERGLFRGIEDNPMVV
PLCNRSKDVVEPLLRPQWYVRCGEMAQAASAAVTRGDLRILPEAHQRTWHAWMDNIREWC
ISRQLWWGHRIPAYFVTVSDPAVPPGEDPDGRYWVSGRNEAEAREKAAKEFGVSPDKISL
QQDEDVLDTWFSSGLFPLSILGWPNQSEDLSVFYPGTLLETGHDILFFWVARMVMLGLKL
TGRLPFREVYLHAIVRDAHGRKMSKSLGNVIDPLDVIYGISLQGLHNQLLNSNLDPSEVE
KAKEGQKADFPAGIPECGTDALRFGLCAYMSQGRDINLDVNRILGYRHFCNKLWNATKFA
LRGLGKGFVPSPTSQPGGHESLVDRWIRSRLTEAVRLSNQGFQAYDFPAVTTAQYSFWLY
ELCDVYLECLKPVLNGVDQVAAECARQTLYTCLDVGLRLLSPFMPFVTEELFQRLPRRMP
QAPPSLCVTPYPEPSECSWKDPEAEAALELALSITRAVRSLRADYNLTRIRPDCFLEVAD
EATGALASAVSGYVQALASAGVVAVLALGAPAPQGCAVALASDRCSIHLQLQGLVDPARE
LGKLQAKRVEAQRQAQRLRERRAASGYPVKVPLEVQEADEAKLQQTEAELRKVDEAIALF
QKML
Number of residues1264
Molecular Weight140474.755
Theoretical pI7.63
GO Classification
Functions
  • aminoacyl-tRNA editing activity
  • ATP binding
  • valine-tRNA ligase activity
Processes
  • valyl-tRNA aminoacylation
  • gene expression
  • tRNA aminoacylation for protein translation
Components
  • cytosol
  • mitochondrion
General FunctionValine-trna ligase activity
Specific FunctionNot Available
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID31545
UniProtKB IDP26640
UniProtKB Entry NameSYVC_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNot Available
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010016|Valine--tRNA ligase (VARS)
ATGTCCACCCTCTACGTCTCCCCTCACCCAGATGCCTTCCCCAGCCTCCGAGCCCTCATA
GCCGCTCGCTATGGGGAGGCTGGGGAGGGTCCCGGATGGGGAGGAGCCCACCCCCGCATC
TGTCTCCAGCCACCCCCGACTAGCAGGACTCCCTTTCCCCCACCCCGCCTGCCGGCCCTG
GAGCAGGGGCCCGGTGGGCTCTGGGTGTGGGGGGCCACGGCTGTGGCCCAGCTGCTGTGG
CCAGCAGGCCTGGGGGGCCCAGGGGGCAGCCGGGCGGCTGTCCTTGTCCAACAGTGGGTC
AGTTACGCCGACACGGAGTTAATACCAGCTGCCTGTGGAGCAACGCTGCCGGCCCTGGGA
CTCCGAAGCTCGGCCCAGGACCCCCAGGCTGTGCTGGGGGCCCTGGGCAGGGCCCTGAGC
CCCTTGGAGGAGTGGCTTCGGCTGCACACCTACTTGGCCGGGGAGGCCCCCACTCTGGCT
GACCTGGCGGCTGTCACAGCCTTGCTGCTGCCTTTCCGATACGTCCTAGACCCACCTGCC
CGCCGGATCTGGAATAATGTGACTCGCTGGTTTGTCACGTGTGTCCGGCAGCCAGAATTC
CGAGCCGTGCTAGGAGAAGTGGTTCTATACTCAGGAGCCAGGCCTCTCTCTCATCAGCCA
GGCCCCGAGGCTCCTGCCCTCCCAAAGACAGCTGCTCAGCTCAAGAAAGAGGCAAAGAAA
CGGGAGAAGCTAGAGAAATTCCAACAGAAGCAGAAGATCCAACAGCAGCAGCCACCTCCA
GGGGAGAAGAAACCAAAACCAGAGAAGAGGGAGAAACGGGATCCTGGGGTCATTACCTAT
GACCTCCCAACCCCACCCGGGGAAAAGAAAGATGTCAGTGGCCCCATGCCCGACTCCTAC
AGCCCTCGGTATGTGGAGGCTGCCTGGTACCCTTGGTGGGAGCAGCAGGGCTTCTTCAAG
CCAGAGTATGGGCGTCCTAATGTGTCAGCAGCAAATCCCCGAGGTGTCTTCATGATGTGC
ATCCCACCCCCCAATGTGACAGGCTCCCTGCACCTGGGCCATGCACTCACCAACGCCATC
CAGGACTCCCTGACTCGATGGCACCGCATGCGTGGGGAGACCACCCTGTGGAACCCTGGC
TGTGACCATGCAGGTATTGCCACCCAGGTGGTGGTGGAGAAGAAGCTATGGCGTGAGCAG
GGACTGAGCCGGCACCAGCTGGGCCGCGAGGCCTTTCTACAGGAAGTCTGGAAGTGGAAG
GAGGAGAAAGGTGACCGGATTTACCACCAGTTGAAGAAGCTTGGCAGCTCCTTGGACTGG
GATCGAGCCTGTTTCACCATGGACCCTAAACTCTCAGCAGCTGTGACAGAGGCCTTTGTC
CGGCTTCACGAGGAAGGCATCATCTATCGCAGTACCCGCCTTGTTAACTGGTCCTGCACC
CTCAACTCCGCCATCTCTGACATTGAGGTGGATAAGAAGGAGCTGACAGGTCGCACCCTG
CTCTCCGTGCCTGGCTACAAGGAGAAGGTGGAGTTCGGGGTCCTCGTGTCCTTTGCCTAT
AAGGTCCAAGGCTCAGATAGCGACGAGGAGGTGGTGGTGGCAACAACTCGGATCGAGACA
ATGCTGGGAGATGTGGCTGTAGCTGTGCACCCCAAAGATACCAGATACCAGCACCTGAAG
GGGAAGAACGTGATCCACCCATTCCTGTCTCGGAGCCTTCCCATTGTCTTCGATGAATTT
GTGGACATGGACTTTGGCACAGGTGCTGTGAAGATCACCCCCGCACATGACCAAAATGAC
TATGAAGTTGGGCAGCGGCACGGGCTGGAGGCCATCAGCATCATGGACTCCCGGGGGGCC
CTCATCAATGTGCCTCCGCCTTTCCTGGGCCTGCCCAGGTTTGAGGCCAGGAAAGCGGTG
CTGGTGGCGCTGAAGGAGCGGGGACTGTTCCGTGGCATTGAGGACAACCCCATGGTGGTG
CCACTTTGCAACCGGTCGAAGGACGTGGTAGAGCCTCTGCTGCGGCCGCAGTGGTACGTT
CGCTGCGGGGAGATGGCCCAGGCTGCCAGCGCCGCTGTGACTCGGGGTGACCTCCGCATC
CTGCCTGAGGCCCATCAGCGCACATGGCATGCCTGGATGGACAACATCCGGGAGTGGTGC
ATTTCCAGGCAGCTGTGGTGGGGCCATCGCATCCCAGCCTACTTTGTCACTGTCAGTGAC
CCAGCGGTGCCCCCTGGGGAGGACCCTGATGGGCGGTACTGGGTGAGTGGACGCAATGAG
GCGGAGGCCCGGGAGAAGGCAGCCAAGGAGTTCGGAGTGTCCCCTGACAAGATCAGTCTC
CAGCAAGATGAGGATGTATTGGATACCTGGTTCTCCTCTGGCCTCTTCCCCTTATCCATT
TTGGGCTGGCCCAACCAGTCAGAAGACCTGAGTGTGTTCTACCCCGGGACACTGCTGGAG
ACCGGTCATGACATCCTCTTCTTCTGGGTGGCCCGGATGGTCATGCTGGGCCTGAAGCTC
ACGGGCAGGCTGCCCTTTAGAGAGGTCTACCTCCATGCCATCGTGCGAGATGCTCACGGC
CGGAAGATGAGCAAGTCTCTAGGCAATGTCATCGATCCCCTGGACGTCATCTATGGAATC
TCCCTGCAGGGCCTCCACAACCAGCTGCTGAACAGCAACCTGGATCCCAGCGAGGTGGAG
AAGGCCAAAGAAGGGCAGAAAGCTGACTTCCCAGCGGGGATTCCTGAATGTGGCACCGAT
GCTCTCCGGTTTGGATTATGTGCCTACATGTCCCAGGGTCGTGACATCAACCTGGATGTG
AACCGGATACTGGGTTACCGCCACTTCTGCAACAAGCTCTGGAATGCCACCAAGTTTGCC
CTTCGTGGCCTTGGGAAGGGTTTTGTGCCCTCACCCACCTCCCAGCCCGGAGGCCATGAG
AGCCTGGTGGACCGCTGGATCCGCAGCCGCCTGACAGAGGCTGTGAGGCTCAGCAATCAA
GGCTTCCAGGCCTACGACTTCCCGGCCGTCACCACTGCCCAGTACAGCTTCTGGCTCTAT
GAGCTCTGTGATGTCTACTTGGAGTGCCTGAAACCTGTACTGAATGGGGTGGACCAGGTG
GCAGCTGAGTGTGCCCGCCAGACCCTGTACACTTGCCTGGACGTTGGCCTGCGGCTGCTC
TCACCCTTCATGCCCTTCGTGACGGAGGAGCTGTTCCAGAGGCTGCCCCGGAGGATGCCG
CAAGCTCCCCCTAGCCTCTGTGTTACCCCCTACCCGGAGCCCTCAGAGTGCTCCTGGAAG
GACCCCGAGGCAGAAGCCGCCCTTGAGCTGGCGCTAAGCATCACGCGAGCCGTGCGCTCC
CTGCGGGCCGACTACAACCTCACCCGGATCCGGCCTGACTGTTTCCTGGAAGTGGCGGAT
GAGGCCACGGGCGCCCTGGCATCGGCGGTGTCGGGCTACGTGCAGGCCCTGGCCAGCGCA
GGTGTGGTGGCTGTTCTGGCCCTGGGGGCTCCCGCCCCCCAGGGTTGCGCTGTGGCTCTG
GCTTCTGATCGCTGCTCCATCCACCTGCAGCTTCAGGGGCTGGTGGACCCTGCACGGGAG
CTGGGCAAGCTGCAAGCCAAGCGAGTTGAGGCCCAGCGGCAGGCCCAGCGTCTGCGGGAA
CGCCGTGCTGCCTCGGGCTATCCTGTCAAGGTGCCGCTCGAAGTCCAGGAGGCAGATGAA
GCCAAGCTCCAACAGACAGAAGCAGAGCTCAGGAAGGTGGATGAGGCCATCGCCCTATTC
CAGAAGATGCTGTGA
GenBank Gene IDX59303
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDVARS
HGNC IDHGNC:12651
Chromosome Location6
Locus6p21.3
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