phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase beta chain; phenylalanine-tRNA ligase beta chain (PheRS, FARSLB, FARS, FRSB, HSPC173)

Function

• subunit of tetramer of two alpha & two beta chains

ATP + L-phenylalanine + tRNA(Phe) = AMP + diphosphate + L-phenylalanyl-tRNA(Phe)

Structure

• belongs to the phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase beta subunit family, type 2 subfamily
• contains 1 B5 domain

Compartment

cytoplasm

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=2

More general terms

• protein subunit
• ligase or synthetase

Component of

• phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase (phenylalanine-tRNA ligase)

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=10056
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:10056
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/609690
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9NSD9.html