GARS1

Also known as CMT2D, DSMAV, GlyRS, HMN5, SMAD1, glycyl-tRNA synthetase, GARS, glycyl-tRNA synthetase 1

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Gene data

GARS1

Name: glycyl-tRNA synthetase 1
Type: protein-coding
Aliases: CMT2D, DSMAV, GARS, GlyRS, HMN5, HMN5A, HMND5, SMAD1, SMAJI

This gene encodes glycyl-tRNA synthetase, one of the aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases that charge tRNAs with their cognate amino acids. The encoded enzyme is an (alpha)2 dimer which belongs to the class II family of tRNA synthetases. It has been shown to be a target of autoantibodies in the human autoimmune diseases, polymyositis or dermatomyositis. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2015].

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