NameAlanine--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic
Synonyms
  • 6.1.1.7
  • Alanyl-tRNA synthetase
  • AlaRS
  • Renal carcinoma antigen NY-REN-42
Gene NameAARS
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0000585|Alanine--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic
MDSTLTASEIRQRFIDFFKRNEHTYVHSSATIPLDDPTLLFANAGMNQFKPIFLNTIDPS
HPMAKLSRAANTQKCIRAGGKHNDLDDVGKDVYHHTFFEMLGSWSFGDYFKELACKMALE
LLTQEFGIPIERLYVTYFGGDEAAGLEADLECKQIWQNLGLDDTKILPGNMKDNFWEMGD
TGPCGPCSEIHYDRIGGRDAAHLVNQDDPNVLEIWNLVFIQYNREADGILKPLPKKSIDT
GMGLERLVSVLQNKMSNYDTDLFVPYFEAIQKGTGARPYTGKVGAEDADGIDMAYRVLAD
HARTITVALADGGRPDNTGRGYVLRRILRRAVRYAHEKLNASRGFFATLVDVVVQSLGDA
FPELKKDPDMVKDIINEEEVQFLKTLSRGRRILDRKIQSLGDSKTIPGDTAWLLYDTYGF
PVDLTGLIAEEKGLVVDMDGFEEERKLAQLKSQGKGAGGEDLIMLDIYAIEELRARGLEV
TDDSPKYNYHLDSSGSYVFENTVATVMALRREKMFVEEVSTGQECGVVLDKTCFYAEQGG
QIYDEGYLVKVDDSSEDKTEFTVKNAQVRGGYVLHIGTIYGDLKVGDQVWLFIDEPRRRP
IMSNHTATHILNFALRSVLGEADQKGSLVAPDRLRFDFTAKGAMSTQQIKKAEEIANEMI
EAAKAVYTQDCPLAAAKAIQGLRAVFDETYPDPVRVVSIGVPVSELLDDPSGPAGSLTSV
EFCGGTHLRNSSHAGAFVIVTEEAIAKGIRRIVAVTGAEAQKALRKAESLKKCLSVMEAK
VKAQTAPNKDVQREIADLGEALATAVIPQWQKDELRETLKSLKKVMDDLDRASKADVQKR
VLEKTKQFIDSNPNQPLVILEMESGASAKALNEALKLFKMHSPQTSAMLFTVDNEAGKIT
CLCQVPQNAANRGLKASEWVQQVSGLMDGKGGGKDVSAQATGKNVGCLQEALQLATSFAQ
LRLGDVKN
Number of residues968
Molecular Weight106809.525
Theoretical pI5.18
GO Classification
Functions
  • aminoacyl-tRNA editing activity
  • ATP binding
  • amino acid binding
  • tRNA binding
  • metal ion binding
  • alanine-tRNA ligase activity
Processes
  • hair follicle development
  • endoplasmic reticulum unfolded protein response
  • response to amino acid
  • cerebellar Purkinje cell layer development
  • tRNA aminoacylation for protein translation
  • negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process
  • neuromuscular process controlling balance
  • protein folding
  • tRNA modification
  • tRNA processing
  • alanyl-tRNA aminoacylation
  • gene expression
Components
  • cytosol
  • extracellular exosome
  • cytoplasm
  • membrane
General FunctionTrna binding
Specific FunctionCatalyzes the attachment of alanine to tRNA(Ala) in a two-step reaction: alanine is first activated by ATP to form Ala-AMP and then transferred to the acceptor end of tRNA(Ala). Also edits incorrectly charged tRNA(Ala) via its editing domain.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID1015321
UniProtKB IDP49588
UniProtKB Entry NameSYAC_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010066|Alanine--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic (AARS)
ATGGACTCTACTCTAACAGCAAGTGAAATCCGGCAGCGATTTATAGATTTCTTCAAGAGG
AACGAGCATACGTATGTTCACTCGTCTGCCACCATCCCATTGGATGACCCCACTTTGCTC
TTTGCCAATGCAGGCATGAACCAGTTTAAACCCATTTTCCTGAACACAATTGACCCATCT
CACCCCATGGCAAAGCTGAGCAGAGCTGCCAATACCCAGAAGTGCATCCGGGCTGGGGGC
AAACATAATGACCTGGACGATGTGGGCAAGGATGTCTATCATCACACCTTCTTCGAGATG
CTGGGCTCTTGGTCTTTTGGAGATTACTTTAAGGAATTGGCATGTAAGATGGCTCTGGAA
CTCCTCACCCAAGAGTTTGGCATTCCCATTGAAAGACTTTATGTTACTTACTTTGGCGGG
GATGAAGCAGCTGGCTTAGAAGCAGATCTGGAATGCAAACAGATCTGGCAAAATTTGGGG
CTGGATGACACCAAAATCCTCCCAGGCAACATGAAGGATAACTTCTGGGAGATGGGTGAC
ACGGGCCCCTGTGGTCCTTGCAGTGAGATCCACTACGACCGGATTGGTGGTCGGGACGCC
GCACATCTTGTCAACCAGGACGACCCTAATGTGCTGGAGATCTGGAACCTTGTGTTCATC
CAGTATAACAGGGAAGCTGATGGCATTCTGAAACCTCTTCCCAAGAAAAGCATTGACACA
GGGATGGGCCTGGAACGACTGGTATCTGTGCTGCAGAATAAGATGTCCAACTATGACACT
GACCTTTTTGTCCCTTACTTTGAAGCCATTCAGAAGGGCACAGGTGCCCGACCATACACT
GGGAAAGTTGGTGCTGAGGATGCCGATGGGATTGACATGGCCTACCGGGTGCTGGCTGAC
CACGCTCGGACCATCACTGTGGCACTGGCTGATGGTGGCCGGCCTGACAACACAGGGCGT
GGATATGTGTTGAGACGGATTCTCCGCCGAGCTGTCCGATACGCCCATGAAAAGCTCAAT
GCCAGCAGGGGCTTCTTTGCTACGTTAGTGGATGTTGTCGTCCAGTCCCTGGGAGATGCA
TTTCCTGAGCTGAAGAAGGACCCAGACATGGTGAAGGACATCATTAATGAAGAAGAGGTG
CAGTTTCTCAAGACTCTCAGCAGAGGGCGTCGCATCCTGGACAGGAAAATTCAGAGCCTG
GGAGACAGCAAGACCATTCCCGGAGACACTGCTTGGCTCCTCTATGACACCTATGGGTTT
CCAGTGGATCTGACTGGACTGATTGCTGAAGAGAAGGGCCTGGTGGTAGACATGGATGGC
TTTGAAGAGGAGAGGAAACTGGCCCAGCTGAAATCACAGGGCAAGGGAGCTGGTGGGGAA
GACCTCATTATGCTGGACATTTACGCTATCGAAGAGCTCCGGGCACGGGGTCTGGAGGTC
ACAGATGATTCCCCAAAGTACAATTACCATTTGGACTCCAGTGGTAGCTATGTATTTGAG
AACACAGTGGCTACGGTGATGGCTCTGCGCAGGGAGAAGATGTTCGTGGAAGAGGTGTCC
ACAGGCCAGGAGTGTGGAGTGGTGCTGGACAAGACCTGTTTCTATGCTGAGCAAGGAGGC
CAGATCTATGACGAAGGCTACCTGGTGAAGGTGGATGACAGCAGTGAAGATAAAACAGAG
TTTACAGTGAAGAATGCTCAGGTCCGAGGAGGGTATGTGCTACACATTGGAACCATCTAC
GGTGACCTGAAAGTGGGGGATCAGGTCTGGCTGTTTATTGATGAGCCCCGACGAAGACCC
ATCATGAGCAACCACACAGCTACGCACATTCTGAACTTCGCCCTGCGCTCAGTGCTTGGG
GAAGCTGACCAGAAAGGCTCATTGGTTGCTCCTGACCGCCTCAGATTTGACTTTACTGCC
AAGGGAGCCATGTCCACCCAACAGATCAAGAAGGCTGAAGAGATTGCTAATGAGATGATT
GAGGCAGCCAAGGCCGTCTATACCCAGGATTGCCCCCTGGCAGCAGCGAAAGCCATCCAG
GGCCTACGGGCTGTGTTTGATGAGACCTATCCTGACCCTGTGCGAGTCGTCTCCATTGGG
GTCCCGGTGTCCGAGTTGCTGGATGACCCCTCTGGGCCTGCTGGCTCCCTGACTTCTGTT
GAGTTCTGTGGGGGAACGCACCTGCGGAACTCGAGTCATGCAGGAGCTTTTGTGATCGTG
ACGGAAGAAGCCATTGCCAAGGGTATCCGGAGGATTGTGGCTGTCACAGGTGCCGAGGCC
CAGAAGGCCCTCAGGAAAGCAGAGAGCTTGAAGAAATGTCTCTCTGTCATGGAAGCCAAA
GTGAAGGCTCAGACTGCTCCAAACAAGGATGTGCAGAGGGAGATCGCTGACCTTGGAGAG
GCCCTGGCCACTGCAGTCATCCCCCAGTGGCAGAAGGATGAATTGCGGGAGACTCTCAAA
TCCCTAAAGAAGGTCATGGATGACTTGGACCGAGCCAGCAAAGCCGATGTCCAGAAACGA
GTGTTAGAGAAGACGAAGCAGTTCATCGACAGCAACCCCAACCAGCCTCTTGTCATCCTG
GAGATGGAGAGCGGCGCCTCAGCCAAGGCCCTGAATGAAGCCTTGAAGCTCTTCAAGATG
CACTCCCCTCAGACTTCTGCCATGCTCTTCACGGTGGACAATGAGGCTGGCAAGATCACG
TGCCTGTGTCAAGTTCCCCAGAATGCAGCCAATCGGGGCTTAAAAGCCAGCGAGTGGGTG
CAGCAGGTGTCAGGCTTGATGGACGGTAAAGGTGGTGGCAAGGATGTGTCTGCACAGGCC
ACAGGCAAGAACGTTGGCTGCCTGCAGGAGGCGCTGCAGCTGGCCACTTCCTTCGCCCAG
CTGCGCCTCGGGGATGTAAAGAACTGA
GenBank Gene IDD32050
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDAARS
HGNC IDHGNC:20
Chromosome Location16
Locus16q22
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