MARS (gene)

Methionyl-tRNA synthetase

PDB rendering based on 2djv.
Available structures
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Identifiers
SymbolsMARS ; METRS; MRS; MTRNS; SPG70
External IDsOMIM: 156560 MGI: 1345633 HomoloGene: 90878 ChEMBL: 2870 GeneCards: MARS Gene
EC number6.1.1.10
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez4141216443
EnsemblENSG00000166986ENSMUSG00000040354
UniProtP56192Q68FL6
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_004990NM_001003913
RefSeq (protein)NP_004981NP_001003913
Location (UCSC)Chr 12:
57.87 – 57.91 Mb
Chr 10:
127.3 – 127.31 Mb
PubMed search

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

  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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