Valyl-tRNA synthetase, mitochondrial (valine-tRNA ligase, ValRS, valyl-tRNA synthetase-like, VARS2, KIAA1885 VARS2L VARSL)

Function

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ATP + L-valine + tRNA(Val)
             <-->
AMP + diphosphate + L-valyl-tRNA(Val)

Structure

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

Compartment

mitochondria (putative)

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=2

More general terms

• enzyme
• mitochondrial protein

Database

• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:5717
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q5ST30.html