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EARS2 glutamyl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial

Gene ID: 124454, updated on 3-Apr-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: MSE1; gluRS; COXPD12; mtGlnRS; mtGluRS

Summary

This gene encodes a member of the class I family of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases. These enzymes play a critical role in protein biosynthesis by charging tRNAs with their cognate amino acids. This protein is encoded by the nuclear genome but is likely to be imported to the mitochondrion where it is thought to catalyze the ligation of glutamate to tRNA molecules. Mutations in this gene have been associated with combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency 12 (COXPD12). Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2015]

Genomic context

Location:
16p12.2
Sequence:
Chromosome: 16; NC_000016.10 (23520754..23557375, complement)
Total number of exons:
10

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