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MARS (gene)

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

Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are a class of enzymes that charge tRNAs with their cognate amino acids. The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the class I family of tRNA synthetases.[2]

References

References

  1. Ubeda M, Schmitt-Ney M, Ferrer J, Habener JF (Sep 1999). “CHOP/GADD153 and methionyl-tRNA synthetase (MetRS) genes overlap in a conserved region that controls mRNA stability”. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 262 (1): 31–8. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1999.1140. PMID 10448063.
  2. 2.0 2.1 “Entrez Gene: MARS methionyl-tRNA synthetase”.
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