NameTryptophan--tRNA ligase, mitochondrial
Synonyms
  • (Mt)TrpRS
  • 6.1.1.2
  • TrpRS
  • Tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase
Gene NameWARS2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0004538|Tryptophan--tRNA ligase, mitochondrial
MALHSMRKARERWSFIRALHKGSAAAPALQKDSKKRVFSGIQPTGILHLGNYLGAIESWV
RLQDEYDSVLYSIVDLHSITVPQDPAVLRQSILDMTAVLLACGINPEKSILFQQSQVSEH
TQLSWILSCMVRLPRLQHLHQWKAKTTKQKHDGTVGLLTYPVLQAADILLYKSTHVPVGE
DQVQHMELVQDLAQGFNKKYGEFFPVPESILTSMKKVKSLRDPSAKMSKSDPDKLATVRI
TDSPEEIVQKFRKAVTDFTSEVTYDPAGRAGVSNIVAVHAAVTGLSVEEVVRRSAGMNTA
RYKLAVADAVIEKFAPIKREIEKLKLDKDHLEKVLQIGSAKAKELAYTVCQEVKKLVGFL
Number of residues360
Molecular Weight40146.265
Theoretical pI9.82
GO Classification
Functions
  • tryptophan-tRNA ligase activity
  • ATP binding
Processes
  • tryptophanyl-tRNA aminoacylation
  • gene expression
  • vasculogenesis
  • tRNA aminoacylation for protein translation
Components
  • mitochondrial matrix
General FunctionTryptophan-trna ligase activity
Specific FunctionNot Available
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID6572289
UniProtKB IDQ9UGM6
UniProtKB Entry NameSYWM_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMitochondrion matrix
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0011664|Tryptophan--tRNA ligase, mitochondrial (WARS2)
ATGGCGCTGCACTCAATGCGGAAAGCGCGTGAGCGCTGGAGCTTCATCCGGGCACTTCAT
AAGGGATCCGCAGCTGCTCCCGCTCTCCAGAAAGACAGCAAGAAGCGAGTATTTTCCGGC
ATTCAACCTACAGGAATCCTCCACCTGGGCAATTACCTGGGAGCCATTGAGAGCTGGGTG
AGGTTACAGGATGAATATGACTCTGTATTATACAGCATTGTTGACCTCCACTCCATTACT
GTCCCCCAAGACCCAGCTGTCCTTCGGCAGAGCATCCTGGACATGACTGCTGTTCTTCTT
GCCTGTGGCATAAACCCGGAAAAAAGCATCCTTTTCCAACAATCTCAGGTGTCTGAACAC
ACACAATTAAGTTGGATCCTTTCCTGCATGGTCAGACTACCTCGATTACAACATTTACAT
CAGTGGAAGGCAAAGACTACCAAGCAGAAGCACGATGGCACGGTGGGCCTGCTCACATAC
CCAGTACTCCAGGCAGCCGACATTCTGTTGTACAAGTCCACACACGTTCCTGTTGGGGAG
GATCAAGTCCAGCACATGGAACTAGTTCAGGATCTAGCACAAGGTTTCAACAAGAAGTAT
GGGGAGTTCTTTCCAGTGCCCGAGTCCATTCTCACATCCATGAAGAAGGTAAAATCCCTA
CGTGATCCTTCTGCCAAAATGTCGAAATCAGACCCTGACAAACTGGCCACCGTCCGAATA
ACAGACAGCCCAGAGGAGATAGTGCAGAAATTCCGCAAGGCTGTGACAGACTTCACCTCG
GAGGTCACCTATGACCCGGCTGGCCGCGCTGGCGTGTCCAACATAGTGGCGGTGCATGCC
GCGGTGACGGGGCTCTCCGTGGAGGAAGTGGTGCGCCGCAGCGCGGGCATGAACACTGCT
CGCTACAAGCTGGCCGTGGCAGATGCTGTGATTGAGAAGTTTGCCCCAATTAAGCGTGAA
ATTGAAAAACTGAAGCTGGACAAGGACCATTTAGAGAAGGTTTTACAAATTGGATCAGCA
AAAGCCAAAGAATTAGCATACACTGTGTGCCAGGAGGTGAAGAAATTGGTGGGTTTTCTA
TAG
GenBank Gene IDAJ242739
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDWARS2
HGNC IDHGNC:12730
Chromosome Location1
Locus1p13.3-p13.1
References
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