AARS2

AARS2
Identifiers
Aliases	AARS2, AARSL, COXPD8, LKENP, MT-ALARS, MTALARS, alanyl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial
External IDs	OMIM: 612035; MGI: 2681839; HomoloGene: 56897; GeneCards: AARS2; OMA:AARS2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 6 (human)
End	44,313,347 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 17 (mouse)
End	45,831,769 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	tendon of biceps brachii; ; pancreatic ductal cell; ; nipple; ; skin of arm; ; cerebellar vermis; ; vena cava; ; mucosa of ileum; ; endothelial cell; ; vulva; ; pylorus;
	Top expressed in
	otolith organ; ; utricle; ; hand; ; seminiferous tubule; ; spermatocyte; ; epiblast; ; foot; ; quadriceps femoris muscle; ; right kidney; ; knee joint;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	aminoacyl-tRNA ligase activity; nucleotide binding; amino acid binding; tRNA binding; metal ion binding; ligase activity; RNA binding; nucleic acid binding; alanine-tRNA ligase activity; ATP binding; zinc ion binding; aminoacyl-tRNA editing activity;
Cellular component	cytoplasm; mitochondrion;
Biological process	tRNA aminoacylation; protein biosynthesis; alanyl-tRNA aminoacylation; tRNA modification; mitochondrial alanyl-tRNA aminoacylation; mitochondrial respiratory chain complex assembly; aminoacyl-tRNA metabolism involved in translational fidelity;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	57505
	224805
	ENSG00000124608
	ENSMUSG00000023938
	Q5JTZ9
	Q14CH7
	NM_020745
	NM_198608; NM_001358000
	NP_065796
	NP_941010; NP_001344929
	Wikidata
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Alanyl—tRNA synthetase, mitochondrial, also known as alanine—tRNA ligase (AlaRS) or alanyl—tRNA synthetase 2 (AARS2), is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the AARS2 gene.