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Leucyl-tRNA synthetase

Leucyl-tRNA synthetase, cytoplasmic is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the LARS gene.[1][2]

Function

Function

This gene encodes a cytosolic leucine-tRNA synthetase, a member of the class I aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase family. The encoded enzyme catalyzes the ATP-dependent ligation of L-leucine to tRNA(Leu). It is found in the cytoplasm as part of a multisynthetase complex and interacts with the arginine tRNA synthetase through its C-terminal domain. Alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene have been found; however, their full-length nature is not known.[2]

Interactions

Interactions

Leucyl-tRNA synthetase has been shown to interact with EEF1G.[3]

See also

See also

References

References

  1. Giles RE, Shimizu N, Ruddle FH (Jan 1981). “Assignment of a human genetic locus to chromosome 5 which corrects the heat sensitive lesion associated with reduced leucyl-tRNA synthetase activity in ts025Cl Chinese hamster cells”. Somatic Cell Genet. 6 (5): 667–687. doi:10.1007/BF01538645. PMID 6933703.
  2. 2.0 2.1 “Entrez Gene: LARS leucyl-tRNA synthetase”.
  3. Sang Lee J, Gyu Park S, Park H, Seol W, Lee S, Kim S (Feb 2002). “Interaction network of human aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases and subunits of elongation factor 1 complex”. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 291 (1): 158–64. doi:10.1006/bbrc.2002.6398. PMID 11829477.
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