NamePhenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit
Synonyms
  • 6.1.1.20
  • CML33
  • FARS
  • FARSL
  • FARSLA
  • Phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase alpha subunit
  • PheRS
Gene NameFARSA
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0036942|Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit
MADGQVAELLLRRLEASDGGLDSAELAAELGMEHQAVVGAVKSLQALGEVIEAELRSTKH
WELTAEGEEIAREGSHEARVFRSIPPEGLAQSELMRLPSGKVGFSKAMSNKWIRVDKSAA
DGPRVFRVVDSMEDEVQRRLQLVRGGQAEKLGEKERSELRKRKLLAEVTLKTYWVSKGSA
FSTSISKQETELSPEMISSGSWRDRPFKPYNFLAHGVLPDSGHLHPLLKVRSQFRQIFLE
MGFTEMPTDNFIESSFWNFDALFQPQQHPARDQHDTFFLRDPAEALQLPMDYVQRVKRTH
SQGGYGSQGYKYNWKLDEARKNLLRTHTTSASARALYRLAQKKPFTPVKYFSIDRVFRNE
TLDATHLAEFHQIEGVVADHGLTLGHLMGVLREFFTKLGITQLRFKPAYNPYTEPSMEVF
SYHQGLKKWVEVGNSGVFRPEMLLPMGLPENVSVIAWGLSLERPTMIKYGINNIRELVGH
KVNLQMVYDSPLCRLDAEPRPPPTQEAA
Number of residues508
Molecular Weight57563.225
Theoretical pI7.96
GO Classification
Functions
  • tRNA binding
  • poly(A) RNA binding
  • ATP binding
  • phenylalanine-tRNA ligase activity
Processes
  • tRNA aminoacylation for protein translation
  • phenylalanyl-tRNA aminoacylation
  • gene expression
Components
  • cytosol
  • phenylalanine-tRNA ligase complex
  • cytoplasm
  • membrane
General FunctionTrna binding
Specific FunctionNot Available
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID2102679
UniProtKB IDQ9Y285
UniProtKB Entry NameSYFA_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0018913|Phenylalanine--tRNA ligase alpha subunit (FARSA)
ATGGCGGATGGTCAGGTGGCGGAACTGCTGCTCCGGCGGCTGGAGGCGTCTGATGGCGGC
CTGGACAGCGCCGAGTTGGCGGCTGAGCTGGGCATGGAGCACCAGGCGGTGGTGGGCGCC
GTGAAGAGCCTTCAGGCGCTGGGCGAGGTCATCGAGGCTGAACTTCGGTCCACCAAGCAC
TGGGAGCTTACTGCGGAGGGCGAGGAGATTGCCCGGGAGGGCAGCCATGAGGCCCGTGTG
TTTCGAAGCATTCCCCCAGAGGGCCTGGCCCAGAGCGAGCTTATGCGACTGCCCAGTGGC
AAAGTGGGCTTCAGCAAGGCCATGTCCAACAAGTGGATTCGGGTGGACAAGAGTGCGGCT
GACGGGCCCCGGGTGTTCCGAGTGGTGGACAGCATGGAGGATGAGGTGCAGCGGCGGCTC
CAGCTGGTCCGGGGGGGACAGGCTGAGAAGCTGGGGGAGAAGGAGAGGAGCGAGCTGAGG
AAGAGGAAGCTGTTGGCTGAAGTGACTCTGAAGACCTACTGGGTGAGCAAAGGCAGTGCC
TTTAGTACCAGCATCTCCAAGCAAGAGACAGAGCTGAGCCCAGAGATGATCTCCAGTGGC
TCTTGGCGGGACCGGCCCTTCAAGCCCTACAACTTCTTGGCCCACGGTGTCCTCCCCGAC
AGCGGCCACCTTCACCCGCTGCTCAAGGTCCGCTCCCAGTTCCGACAGATCTTCCTGGAG
ATGGGGTTCACCGAGATGCCGACTGATAACTTCATTGAGAGCTCCTTCTGGAACTTTGAC
GCCCTCTTCCAGCCCCAGCAGCACCCAGCCCGTGACCAGCACGACACCTTCTTCCTTCGA
GATCCAGCGGAGGCCCTGCAGCTCCCAATGGACTATGTCCAGCGGGTCAAGCGGACCCAC
TCTCAGGGCGGCTACGGCTCACAGGGGTACAAGTATAACTGGAAGCTGGACGAGGCCCGG
AAAAACCTACTGCGAACCCACACCACATCAGCCAGCGCCCGTGCGCTCTACCGCCTTGCC
CAGAAGAAGCCCTTCACTCCGGTCAAGTACTTCTCCATCGACCGCGTATTCCGGAATGAG
ACCCTGGACGCCACGCACCTGGCTGAGTTCCACCAGATCGAGGGCGTGGTGGCGGATCAT
GGTCTCACCTTGGGCCACCTCATGGGCGTTCTGCGGGAGTTCTTCACCAAGCTGGGTATC
ACGCAACTCCGCTTCAAGCCAGCCTACAACCCATACACAGAGCCCAGCATGGAGGTGTTC
AGCTACCACCAAGGCCTGAAGAAGTGGGTGGAGGTCGGAAACTCGGGGGTCTTCCGTCCA
GAGATGCTGCTGCCCATGGGGCTTCCCGAGAACGTGTCGGTCATTGCCTGGGGCCTCTCC
CTGGAGCGCCCAACGATGATCAAATATGGCATCAACAATATCCGGGAGCTGGTGGGCCAC
AAGGTGAACCTGCAGATGGTGTATGACAGTCCCCTGTGCCGCCTGGATGCCGAGCCGAGG
CCCCCTCCCACACAGGAGGCTGCGTGA
GenBank Gene IDU07424
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDFARSLA
HGNC IDHGNC:3592
Chromosome Location19
Locus19p13.2
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