NameProbable leucine--tRNA ligase, mitochondrial
Synonyms
  • 6.1.1.4
  • KIAA0028
  • Leucyl-tRNA synthetase
  • LeuRS
Gene NameLARS2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0000407|Probable leucine--tRNA ligase, mitochondrial
MASVWQRLGFYASLLKRQLNGGPDVIKWERRVIPGCTRSIYSATGKWTKEYTLQTRKDVE
KWWHQRIKEQASKISEADKSKPKFYVLSMFPYPSGKLHMGHVRVYTISDTIARFQKMRGM
QVINPMGWDAFGLPAENAAVERNLHPQSWTQSNIKHMRKQLDRLGLCFSWDREITTCLPD
YYKWTQYLFIKLYEAGLAYQKEALVNWDPVDQTVLANEQVDEHGCSWRSGAKVEQKYLRQ
WFIKTTAYAKAMQDALADLPEWYGIKGMQAHWIGDCVGCHLDFTLKVHGQATGEKLTAYT
ATPEAIYGTSHVAISPSHRLLHGHSSLKEALRMALVPGKDCLTPVMAVNMLTQQEVPVVI
LAKADLEGSLDSKIGIPSTSSEDTILAQTLGLAYSEVIETLPDGTERLSSSAEFTGMTRQ
DAFLALTQKARGKRVGGDVTSDKLKDWLISRQRYWGTPIPIVHCPVCGPTPVPLEDLPVT
LPNIASFTGKGGPPLAMASEWVNCSCPRCKGAAKRETDTMDTFVDSAWYYFRYTDPHNPH
SPFNTAVADYWMPVDLYIGGKEHAVMHLFYARFFSHFCHDQKMVKHREPFHKLLAQGLIK
GQTFRLPSGQYLQREEVDLTGSVPVHAKTKEKLEVTWEKMSKSKHNGVDPEEVVEQYGID
TIRLYILFAAPPEKDILWDVKTDALPGVLRWQQRLWTLTTRFIEARASGKSPQPQLLSNK
EKAEARKLWEYKNSVISQVTTHFTEDFSLNSAISQLMGLSNALSQASQSVILHSPEFEDA
LCALMVMAAPLAPHVTSEIWAGLALVPRKLCAHYTWDASVLLQAWPAVDPEFLQQPEVVQ
MAVLINNKACGKIPVPQQVARDQDKVHEFVLQSELGVRLLQGRSIKKSFLSPRTALINFL
VQD
Number of residues903
Molecular Weight101975.43
Theoretical pI8.32
GO Classification
Functions
  • ATP binding
  • leucine-tRNA ligase activity
  • aminoacyl-tRNA editing activity
Processes
  • tRNA aminoacylation for protein translation
  • leucyl-tRNA aminoacylation
  • gene expression
Components
  • mitochondrion
  • mitochondrial matrix
General FunctionLeucine-trna ligase activity
Specific FunctionNot Available
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID40788954
UniProtKB IDQ15031
UniProtKB Entry NameSYLM_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMitochondrion matrix
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010199|Probable leucine--tRNA ligase, mitochondrial (LARS2)
ATGGCTTCTGTTTGGCAGAGATTGGGTTTTTATGCCTCTCTTCTGAAAAGACAGCTAAAT
GGTGGGCCAGATGTCATCAAGTGGGAAAGGAGAGTAATTCCCGGATGTACCAGAAGCATC
TACAGTGCCACGGGAAAGTGGACAAAAGAGTATACATTGCAGACAAGAAAGGATGTTGAG
AAATGGTGGCATCAACGAATAAAAGAACAGGCCTCCAAAATTTCAGAAGCTGATAAATCG
AAGCCAAAATTTTACGTGCTTTCCATGTTCCCTTATCCTTCTGGTAAGCTGCACATGGGC
CATGTGCGTGTCTACACCATCAGCGACACCATAGCACGGTTCCAGAAGATGAGAGGGATG
CAGGTCATCAACCCCATGGGATGGGATGCTTTTGGATTGCCTGCTGAAAATGCCGCAGTC
GAGAGGAATCTACATCCACAAAGTTGGACACAAAGTAATATTAAACACATGAGGAAACAG
CTTGATCGTCTGGGCCTGTGTTTCAGCTGGGATAGGGAAATAACTACGTGTTTGCCAGAT
TACTACAAGTGGACTCAGTATCTCTTTATTAAACTGTATGAGGCTGGGCTGGCCTATCAA
AAGGAGGCCCTGGTTAACTGGGACCCAGTGGATCAAACAGTGCTTGCCAATGAGCAGGTG
GATGAACATGGCTGTTCATGGCGTTCTGGAGCAAAGGTGGAACAGAAGTACCTCAGACAA
TGGTTTATTAAGACAACCGCTTATGCAAAGGCCATGCAGGACGCGTTGGCAGACCTTCCA
GAATGGTATGGAATAAAAGGCATGCAAGCCCACTGGATTGGGGACTGTGTGGGCTGCCAC
CTGGACTTCACATTAAAGGTTCATGGGCAAGCCACGGGCGAAAAGCTGACTGCCTATACG
GCCACCCCTGAAGCCATTTATGGCACCTCCCACGTGGCCATCTCGCCCAGCCACAGACTC
CTACATGGGCACAGCTCTCTGAAGGAAGCCTTGAGGATGGCCCTTGTCCCTGGCAAAGAT
TGCCTCACGCCTGTAATGGCTGTGAACATGCTTACCCAGCAGGAGGTCCCTGTCGTTATT
TTGGCCAAAGCTGACTTGGAAGGCTCTCTGGATTCAAAAATAGGAATTCCCAGTACTAGC
TCAGAGGACACCATCTTAGCCCAAACCCTGGGCCTGGCCTACTCTGAAGTCATTGAAACT
TTGCCAGATGGCACAGAGAGACTGAGCAGCTCTGCTGAGTTCACAGGTATGACCCGGCAG
GATGCTTTTCTAGCCCTGACTCAGAAAGCCCGGGGGAAGAGAGTGGGTGGAGACGTGACA
AGTGATAAACTGAAAGACTGGCTGATTTCACGGCAGCGGTACTGGGGCACACCAATCCCC
ATTGTCCACTGCCCAGTCTGTGGCCCCACACCTGTGCCCCTGGAGGACTTGCCTGTGACC
CTGCCCAACATCGCGTCTTTCACTGGCAAGGGAGGCCCCCCACTGGCCATGGCTTCAGAG
TGGGTGAACTGCTCCTGCCCAAGGTGCAAGGGAGCAGCCAAGAGAGAGACAGACACGATG
GATACCTTTGTTGATTCTGCTTGGTACTACTTCAGATACACTGACCCTCATAATCCACAC
AGCCCTTTTAACACAGCAGTGGCCGATTACTGGATGCCTGTGGATTTGTACATTGGAGGG
AAAGAACATGCCGTCATGCACTTGTTCTATGCAAGATTCTTTAGTCATTTTTGCCATGAT
CAAAAAATGGTTAAACATAGGGAGCCTTTTCATAAGCTGCTGGCCCAAGGCCTTATCAAG
GGGCAGACATTCCGCCTACCATCTGGACAGTATCTACAGAGAGAGGAAGTGGATCTCACA
GGTTCCGTTCCTGTTCATGCAAAAACGAAAGAGAAGTTAGAGGTGACGTGGGAGAAGATG
AGTAAGTCCAAACACAACGGGGTGGACCCAGAGGAAGTTGTGGAGCAGTATGGGATCGAC
ACGATTCGGCTCTACATCCTTTTTGCTGCCCCTCCTGAGAAGGATATCTTGTGGGATGTG
AAAACTGATGCTCTCCCTGGGGTGCTGAGATGGCAACAACGACTGTGGACCTTGACAACT
CGGTTTATTGAGGCCAGGGCTTCTGGGAAGTCTCCCCAGCCTCAGCTGCTGAGTAACAAG
GAGAAAGCTGAGGCCAGGAAGCTCTGGGAGTACAAGAACTCCGTCATCTCTCAGGTGACC
ACCCATTTCACAGAGGACTTCTCACTGAATTCTGCAATTTCTCAGCTGATGGGACTCAGC
AATGCCCTCTCGCAAGCCTCTCAGAGCGTCATTCTCCACAGCCCCGAGTTTGAGGATGCT
TTGTGTGCCCTGATGGTAATGGCTGCTCCACTGGCCCCTCATGTAACCTCAGAGATCTGG
GCAGGCCTGGCGCTGGTGCCGAGGAAGCTCTGTGCCCACTACACTTGGGATGCCAGTGTG
CTGCTCCAGGCATGGCCTGCTGTGGACCCGGAGTTCCTGCAGCAGCCTGAGGTTGTCCAG
ATGGCAGTTCTGATCAACAATAAAGCTTGTGGCAAAATTCCTGTGCCCCAACAAGTTGCC
CGGGACCAGGACAAAGTCCACGAATTTGTTCTTCAAAGCGAGCTGGGTGTCAGGCTTTTG
CAAGGACGAAGCATCAAGAAGTCCTTCCTTTCCCCGAGAACTGCCCTCATCAACTTCCTG
GTGCAAGATTGA
GenBank Gene IDD21851
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDLARS2
HGNC IDHGNC:17095
Chromosome Location3
Locus3p21.3
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