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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00625
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 5897
Name Alanine--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic
Synonyms
  1. AlaRS
  2. Alanine--tRNA ligase
  3. Renal carcinoma antigen NY-REN-42
  4. Alanyl-tRNA synthetase
Gene Name AARS
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in nucleotide binding
Specific Function Catalyzes the attachment of alanine to tRNA(Ala) in a two-step reaction: alanine is first activated by ATP to form Ala-AMP and then transferred to the acceptor end of tRNA(Ala). Also edits incorrectly charged tRNA(Ala) via its editing domain (By similarity).
Pathways
  • Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism
  • Aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis
  • Lactic Acidemia
  • Primary Hyperoxaluria Type I
  • Pyruvate Carboxylase Deficiency
Reactions
Adenosine triphosphate + L-Alanine + tRNA(Ala) → Adenosine monophosphate + Pyrophosphate + L-alanyl-tRNA(Ala) details
Adenosine triphosphate + L-Alanine + tRNA(Ala) → Adenosine monophosphate + Pyrophosphate + L-Alanyl-tRNA details
GO Classification
Biological Process
tRNA modification
cerebellar Purkinje cell layer development
alanyl-tRNA aminoacylation
hair follicle development
negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process
endoplasmic reticulum unfolded protein response
skin development
protein folding
tRNA processing
neuromuscular process controlling balance
response to amino acid stimulus
Cellular Component
cytosol
Component
cell part
cytoplasm
intracellular part
Function
nucleotide binding
alanine-trna ligase activity
aminoacyl-trna ligase activity
nucleic acid binding
binding
catalytic activity
nucleoside binding
purine nucleoside binding
adenyl nucleotide binding
adenyl ribonucleotide binding
atp binding
ligase activity
ligase activity, forming aminoacyl-trna and related compounds
ligase activity, forming carbon-oxygen bonds
Molecular Function
amino acid binding
aminoacyl-tRNA editing activity
alanine-tRNA ligase activity
tRNA binding
ATP binding
metal ion binding
Process
translation
biosynthetic process
cellular macromolecule biosynthetic process
macromolecule biosynthetic process
trna aminoacylation for protein translation
cellular macromolecule metabolic process
trna aminoacylation
trna metabolic process
ncrna metabolic process
macromolecule metabolic process
metabolic process
rna metabolic process
alanyl-trna aminoacylation
Cellular Location
  1. Cytoplasm (Potential)
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 16
Locus 16q22
SNPs AARS
Gene Sequence
>2907 bp
ATGGACTCTACTCTAACAGCAAGTGAAATCCGGCAGCGATTTATAGATTTCTTCAAGAGG
AACGAGCATACGTATGTTCACTCGTCTGCCACCATCCCATTGGATGACCCCACTTTGCTC
TTTGCCAATGCAGGCATGAACCAGTTTAAACCCATTTTCCTGAACACAATTGACCCATCT
CACCCCATGGCAAAGCTGAGCAGAGCTGCCAATACCCAGAAGTGCATCCGGGCTGGGGGC
AAACATAATGACCTGGACGATGTGGGCAAGGATGTCTATCATCACACCTTCTTCGAGATG
CTGGGCTCTTGGTCTTTTGGAGATTACTTTAAGGAATTGGCATGTAAGATGGCTCTGGAA
CTCCTCACCCAAGAGTTTGGCATTCCCATTGAAAGACTTTATGTTACTTACTTTGGCGGG
GATGAAGCAGCTGGCTTAGAAGCAGATCTGGAATGCAAACAGATCTGGCAAAATTTGGGG
CTGGATGACACCAAAATCCTCCCAGGCAACATGAAGGATAACTTCTGGGAGATGGGTGAC
ACGGGCCCCTGTGGTCCTTGCAGTGAGATCCACTACGACCGGATTGGTGGTCGGGACGCC
GCACATCTTGTCAACCAGGACGACCCTAATGTGCTGGAGATCTGGAACCTTGTGTTCATC
CAGTATAACAGGGAAGCTGATGGCATTCTGAAACCTCTTCCCAAGAAAAGCATTGACACA
GGGATGGGCCTGGAACGACTGGTATCTGTGCTGCAGAATAAGATGTCCAACTATGACACT
GACCTTTTTGTCCCTTACTTTGAAGCCATTCAGAAGGGCACAGGTGCCCGACCATACACT
GGGAAAGTTGGTGCTGAGGATGCCGATGGGATTGACATGGCCTACCGGGTGCTGGCTGAC
CACGCTCGGACCATCACTGTGGCACTGGCTGATGGTGGCCGGCCTGACAACACAGGGCGT
GGATATGTGTTGAGACGGATTCTCCGCCGAGCTGTCCGATACGCCCATGAAAAGCTCAAT
GCCAGCAGGGGCTTCTTTGCTACGTTAGTGGATGTTGTCGTCCAGTCCCTGGGAGATGCA
TTTCCTGAGCTGAAGAAGGACCCAGACATGGTGAAGGACATCATTAATGAAGAAGAGGTG
CAGTTTCTCAAGACTCTCAGCAGAGGGCGTCGCATCCTGGACAGGAAAATTCAGAGCCTG
GGAGACAGCAAGACCATTCCCGGAGACACTGCTTGGCTCCTCTATGACACCTATGGGTTT
CCAGTGGATCTGACTGGACTGATTGCTGAAGAGAAGGGCCTGGTGGTAGACATGGATGGC
TTTGAAGAGGAGAGGAAACTGGCCCAGCTGAAATCACAGGGCAAGGGAGCTGGTGGGGAA
GACCTCATTATGCTGGACATTTACGCTATCGAAGAGCTCCGGGCACGGGGTCTGGAGGTC
ACAGATGATTCCCCAAAGTACAATTACCATTTGGACTCCAGTGGTAGCTATGTATTTGAG
AACACAGTGGCTACGGTGATGGCTCTGCGCAGGGAGAAGATGTTCGTGGAAGAGGTGTCC
ACAGGCCAGGAGTGTGGAGTGGTGCTGGACAAGACCTGTTTCTATGCTGAGCAAGGAGGC
CAGATCTATGACGAAGGCTACCTGGTGAAGGTGGATGACAGCAGTGAAGATAAAACAGAG
TTTACAGTGAAGAATGCTCAGGTCCGAGGAGGGTATGTGCTACACATTGGAACCATCTAC
GGTGACCTGAAAGTGGGGGATCAGGTCTGGCTGTTTATTGATGAGCCCCGACGAAGACCC
ATCATGAGCAACCACACAGCTACGCACATTCTGAACTTCGCCCTGCGCTCAGTGCTTGGG
GAAGCTGACCAGAAAGGCTCATTGGTTGCTCCTGACCGCCTCAGATTTGACTTTACTGCC
AAGGGAGCCATGTCCACCCAACAGATCAAGAAGGCTGAAGAGATTGCTAATGAGATGATT
GAGGCAGCCAAGGCCGTCTATACCCAGGATTGCCCCCTGGCAGCAGCGAAAGCCATCCAG
GGCCTACGGGCTGTGTTTGATGAGACCTATCCTGACCCTGTGCGAGTCGTCTCCATTGGG
GTCCCGGTGTCCGAGTTGCTGGATGACCCCTCTGGGCCTGCTGGCTCCCTGACTTCTGTT
GAGTTCTGTGGGGGAACGCACCTGCGGAACTCGAGTCATGCAGGAGCTTTTGTGATCGTG
ACGGAAGAAGCCATTGCCAAGGGTATCCGGAGGATTGTGGCTGTCACAGGTGCCGAGGCC
CAGAAGGCCCTCAGGAAAGCAGAGAGCTTGAAGAAATGTCTCTCTGTCATGGAAGCCAAA
GTGAAGGCTCAGACTGCTCCAAACAAGGATGTGCAGAGGGAGATCGCTGACCTTGGAGAG
GCCCTGGCCACTGCAGTCATCCCCCAGTGGCAGAAGGATGAATTGCGGGAGACTCTCAAA
TCCCTAAAGAAGGTCATGGATGACTTGGACCGAGCCAGCAAAGCCGATGTCCAGAAACGA
GTGTTAGAGAAGACGAAGCAGTTCATCGACAGCAACCCCAACCAGCCTCTTGTCATCCTG
GAGATGGAGAGCGGCGCCTCAGCCAAGGCCCTGAATGAAGCCTTGAAGCTCTTCAAGATG
CACTCCCCTCAGACTTCTGCCATGCTCTTCACGGTGGACAATGAGGCTGGCAAGATCACG
TGCCTGTGTCAAGTTCCCCAGAATGCAGCCAATCGGGGCTTAAAAGCCAGCGAGTGGGTG
CAGCAGGTGTCAGGCTTGATGGACGGTAAAGGTGGTGGCAAGGATGTGTCTGCACAGGCC
ACAGGCAAGAACGTTGGCTGCCTGCAGGAGGCGCTGCAGCTGGCCACTTCCTTCGCCCAG
CTGCGCCTCGGGGATGTAAAGAACTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 968
Molecular Weight 106809.525
Theoretical pI 5.53
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Alanyl-tRNA synthetase, cytoplasmic
MDSTLTASEIRQRFIDFFKRNEHTYVHSSATIPLDDPTLLFANAGMNQFKPIFLNTIDPS
HPMAKLSRAANTQKCIRAGGKHNDLDDVGKDVYHHTFFEMLGSWSFGDYFKELACKMALE
LLTQEFGIPIERLYVTYFGGDEAAGLEADLECKQIWQNLGLDDTKILPGNMKDNFWEMGD
TGPCGPCSEIHYDRIGGRDAAHLVNQDDPNVLEIWNLVFIQYNREADGILKPLPKKSIDT
GMGLERLVSVLQNKMSNYDTDLFVPYFEAIQKGTGARPYTGKVGAEDADGIDMAYRVLAD
HARTITVALADGGRPDNTGRGYVLRRILRRAVRYAHEKLNASRGFFATLVDVVVQSLGDA
FPELKKDPDMVKDIINEEEVQFLKTLSRGRRILDRKIQSLGDSKTIPGDTAWLLYDTYGF
PVDLTGLIAEEKGLVVDMDGFEEERKLAQLKSQGKGAGGEDLIMLDIYAIEELRARGLEV
TDDSPKYNYHLDSSGSYVFENTVATVMALRREKMFVEEVSTGQECGVVLDKTCFYAEQGG
QIYDEGYLVKVDDSSEDKTEFTVKNAQVRGGYVLHIGTIYGDLKVGDQVWLFIDEPRRRP
IMSNHTATHILNFALRSVLGEADQKGSLVAPDRLRFDFTAKGAMSTQQIKKAEEIANEMI
EAAKAVYTQDCPLAAAKAIQGLRAVFDETYPDPVRVVSIGVPVSELLDDPSGPAGSLTSV
EFCGGTHLRNSSHAGAFVIVTEEAIAKGIRRIVAVTGAEAQKALRKAESLKKCLSVMEAK
VKAQTAPNKDVQREIADLGEALATAVIPQWQKDELRETLKSLKKVMDDLDRASKADVQKR
VLEKTKQFIDSNPNQPLVILEMESGASAKALNEALKLFKMHSPQTSAMLFTVDNEAGKIT
CLCQVPQNAANRGLKASEWVQQVSGLMDGKGGGKDVSAQATGKNVGCLQEALQLATSFAQ
LRLGDVKN
GenBank ID Protein 109148542
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P49588
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name SYAC_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID NM_001605.2
GeneCard ID AARS
GenAtlas ID AARS
HGNC ID HGNC:20
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