NameTyrosine--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic
Synonyms
  • 6.1.1.1
  • Tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase
  • TyrRS
Gene NameYARS
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0036975|Tyrosine--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic
MGDAPSPEEKLHLITRNLQEVLGEEKLKEILKERELKIYWGTATTGKPHVAYFVPMSKIA
DFLKAGCEVTILFADLHAYLDNMKAPWELLELRVSYYENVIKAMLESIGVPLEKLKFIKG
TDYQLSKEYTLDVYRLSSVVTQHDSKKAGAEVVKQVEHPLLSGLLYPGLQALDEEYLKVD
AQFGGIDQRKIFTFAEKYLPALGYSKRVHLMNPMVPGLTGSKMSSSEEESKIDLLDRKED
VKKKLKKAFCEPGNVENNGVLSFIKHVLFPLKSEFVILRDEKWGGNKTYTAYVDLEKDFA
AEVVHPGDLKNSVEVALNKLLDPIREKFNTPALKKLASAAYPDPSKQKPMAKGPAKNSEP
EEVIPSRLDIRVGKIITVEKHPDADSLYVEKIDVGEAEPRTVVSGLVQFVPKEELQDRLV
VVLCNLKPQKMRGVESQGMLLCASIEGINRQVEPLDPPAGSAPGEHVFVKGYEKGQPDEE
LKPKKKVFEKLQADFKISEECIAQWKQTNFMTKLGSISCKSLKGGNIS
Number of residues528
Molecular Weight59143.025
Theoretical pI7.05
GO Classification
Functions
  • ATP binding
  • tyrosine-tRNA ligase activity
  • tRNA binding
  • poly(A) RNA binding
  • interleukin-8 receptor binding
  • signal transducer activity
Processes
  • signal transduction
  • tRNA aminoacylation for protein translation
  • tyrosyl-tRNA aminoacylation
  • gene expression
  • apoptotic process
Components
  • nucleus
  • extracellular space
  • cytosol
  • cytoplasm
General FunctionTyrosine-trna ligase activity
Specific FunctionCatalyzes the attachment of tyrosine to tRNA(Tyr) in a two-step reaction: tyrosine is first activated by ATP to form Tyr-AMP and then transferred to the acceptor end of tRNA(Tyr).
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID1184699
UniProtKB IDP54577
UniProtKB Entry NameSYYC_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010211|Tyrosine--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic (YARS)
ATGGGGGACGCTCCCAGCCCTGAAGAGAAACTGCACCTTATCACCCGGAACCTGCAGGAG
GTTCTGGGGGAAGAGAAGCTGAAGGAGATACTGAAGGAGCGGGAACTTAAAATTTACTGG
GGAACGGCAACCACGGGCAAACCACATGTGGCTTACTTTGTGCCCATGTCAAAGATTGCA
GACTTCTTAAAGGCAGGGTGTGAGGTAACAATTCTGTTTGCGGACCTCCACGCATACCTG
GATAACATGAAAGCCCCATGGGAACTTCTAGAACTCCGAGTCAGTTACTATGAGAATGTG
ATCAAAGCAATGCTGGAGAGCATTGGTGTGCCCTTGGAGAAGCTCAAGTTCATCAAAGGC
ACTGATTACCAGCTCAGCAAAGAGTACACACTAGATGTGTACAGACTCTCCTCCGTGGTC
ACACAGCACGATTCCAAGAAGGCTGGAGCTGAGGTGGTAAAGCAGGTGGAGCACCCTTTG
CTGAGTGGCCTCTTATACCCCGGACTGCAGGCTTTGGATGAAGAGTATTTAAAAGTAGAT
GCCCAATTTGGAGGCATTGATCAGAGAAAGATTTTCACCTTTGCAGAGAAGTACCTCCCT
GCACTTGGCTATTCAAAACGGGTCCATCTGATGAATCCTATGGTTCCAGGATTAACAGGC
AGCAAAATGAGCTCTTCAGAAGAGGAGTCCAAGATTGATCTCCTTGATCGGAAGGAGGAT
GTGAAGAAAAAACTGAAGAAGGCCTTCTGTGAGCCAGGAAATGTGGAGAACAATGGGGTT
CTGTCCTTCATCAAGCATGTCCTTTTTCCCCTTAAGTCCGAGTTTGTGATCCTACGAGAT
GAGAAATGGGGTGGAAACAAAACCTACACAGCTTACGTGGACCTGGAAAAGGACTTTGCT
GCTGAGGTTGTACATCCTGGAGACCTGAAGAATTCTGTTGAAGTCGCACTGAACAAGTTG
CTGGATCCAATCCGGGAAAAGTTTAATACCCCTGCCCTGAAAAAACTGGCCAGCGCTGCC
TACCCAGATCCCTCAAAGCAGAAGCCAATGGCCAAAGGCCCTGCCAAGAATTCAGAACCA
GAGGAGGTCATCCCATCCCGGCTGGATATCCGTGTGGGGAAAATCATCACTGTGGAGAAG
CACCCAGATGCAGACAGCCTGTATGTAGAGAAGATTGACGTGGGGGAAGCTGAACCACGG
ACTGTGGTGAGCGGCCTGGTACAGTTCGTGCCCAAGGAGGAACTGCAGGACAGGCTGGTA
GTGGTGCTGTGCAACCTGAAACCCCAGAAGATGAGAGGAGTCGAGTCCCAAGGCATGCTT
CTGTGTGCTTCTATAGAAGGGATAAACCGCCAGGTTGAACCTCTGGACCCTCCGGCAGGC
TCTGCTCCTGGTGAGCACGTGTTTGTGAAGGGCTATGAAAAGGGCCAACCAGATGAGGAG
CTCAAGCCCAAGAAGAAAGTCTTCGAGAAGTTGCAGGCTGACTTCAAAATTTCTGAGGAG
TGCATCGCACAGTGGAAGCAAACCAACTTCATGACCAAGCTGGGCTCCATTTCCTGTAAA
TCGCTGAAAGGGGGGAACATTAGCTAG
GenBank Gene IDU40714
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDYARS
HGNC IDHGNC:12840
Chromosome Location1
Locus1p35.1
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