cysteine-tRNA ligase, mitochondrial; mitochondrial Cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase; CysRS (CARS2)

Function

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ATP + L-cysteine + tRNA(Cys)
       <-->
AMP +  diphosphate + L-cysteinyl-tRNA(Cys)

Cofactor: binds 1 Zn+2 per subunit

Structure

• belongs to the class-I aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase family

Compartment

mitochondrial matrix

More general terms

• amino acyl tRNA synthetase-2
• mitochondrial protein
• metalloprotein

Additional terms

• cysteinyl tRNA synthetase (cysteine-tRNA ligase, CysRS, CARS)

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9HA77.html