| Entrez gene ID | | 10667 |
| Official gene symbol | | FARS2 |
| Full name | | phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial |
| Aliases | | ,FARS1,HSPC320,PheRS,dJ520B18.2, |
| Gene summary | | Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are a class of enzymes that charge tRNAs with their cognate amino acids. This gene encodes a phenylalanine-tRNA synthetase (PheRS) localized to the mitochondrion which consists of a single polypeptide chain, unlike the (alpha-beta)2 structure of the prokaryotic and eukaryotic cytoplasmic forms of PheRS. Structure analysis and catalytic properties indicate mitochondrial PheRSs may constitute a class of PheRS distinct from the enzymes found in prokaryotes and in the eukaryotic cytoplasm. [provided by RefSeq] |
| Location | | Chromosome: 6 Locus: 6p25.1 |
| Gene position | | 5261584 - 5771816 Map Viewer |
| Gene orientation | | plus |
| Gene size | | 510233 bp |
| Gene sequence |
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| OMIM ID | | 611592 |