Identification
NameLeucyl-tRNA synthetase, mitochondrial
Synonyms
  • Leucine--tRNA ligase
  • LeuRS
Gene NameNAM2
Enzyme Class
Biological Properties
General FunctionInvolved in nucleotide binding
Specific FunctionATP + L-leucine + tRNA(Leu) = AMP + diphosphate + L-leucyl-tRNA(Leu)
Cellular LocationMitochondrion matrix
SMPDB PathwaysNot Available
KEGG Pathways
Valine, leucine and isoleucine biosynthesisec00290 Map00290
SMPDB ReactionsNot Available
KEGG Reactions
L-Leucine + Adenosine triphosphate + tRNA(Leu) → Adenosine monophosphate + Pyrophosphate + Leu-tRNA(Leu)
Metabolites
YMDB IDNameView
YMDB00097Adenosine monophosphateShow
YMDB00109Adenosine triphosphateShow
YMDB00219PyrophosphateShow
YMDB00387L-LeucineShow
GO Classification
Component
intracellular part
cytoplasm
cell part
Function
ligase activity
binding
nucleoside binding
purine nucleoside binding
adenyl nucleotide binding
leucine-tRNA ligase activity
adenyl ribonucleotide binding
ATP binding
ligase activity, forming carbon-oxygen bonds
ligase activity, forming aminoacyl-tRNA and related compounds
catalytic activity
aminoacyl-tRNA ligase activity
nucleotide binding
Process
ncRNA metabolic process
biosynthetic process
tRNA metabolic process
tRNA aminoacylation
tRNA aminoacylation for protein translation
macromolecule biosynthetic process
cellular macromolecule biosynthetic process
translation
leucyl-tRNA aminoacylation
metabolic process
macromolecule metabolic process
cellular macromolecule metabolic process
RNA metabolic process
Gene Properties
Chromosome Locationchromosome 12
LocusYLR382C
Gene Sequence>2685 bp ATGCTGTCTCGACCTTCAAGCCGATTCCTATCCACTAAAAGGGGCCCTGGACCTGCAGTG AAAAAATTAATTGCAATTGGGGAGAAATGGAAACAGAAGACAACCCGTGGCTTGCCTAAG CAGGATACTCTGAATAGCGGGTCGAAATATATTCTGTGCCAGTTTCCATATCCTTCTGGG GCGCTTCACATAGGACATCTCCGAGTTTATGTCATTAGCGACTCTTTGAATAGATTTTAC AAACAAAAAGGGTACAACGTGATACATCCGATGGGATGGGATGCTTTTGGGTTACCTGCC GAGAACGCTGCTATAGAAAGAAGCATTAATCCGGCCATATGGACTAGGGACAATATTGCA AAAATGAAACAACAAATGCAAAGTATGCTGGCAAATTTTGATTGGGACAGAGAAATAACT ACATGTGATCCCGAATACTATAAATTCACCCAATGGATTTTCTTAAAACTTTTTGAAAAT GGCTTAGCTTATCGTAAAGAAGCAGAAATTAATTGGGATCCCGTTGATATGACAGTTTTG GCTAATGAACAAGTGGATGCCCAGGGCCGTTCTTGGAGATCAGGGGCTATTGTGGAAAAG AAGCAGCTAAAACAGTGGTTTTTGGGAATAACGAAATTCGCTCCTAAATTGAAAAAGCAC TTGAACCAACTGAAGGACTGGCCTTCCAACGTGAAGCAAATGCAAAAAAATTGGATAGGC GAATCTGTGGGTGCAGAATTAGTGTTCAAAGTTGCGGACCCCAAATTTGAAAACTTGATT GTCTTTACAACAAGACCGGAAACTCTTTTTGCTGTACAGTATGTTGCTCTCGCATTAGAC CACCCAATTGTACAAAAATACTGCGAGGAAATGCCGGATTTAAAAGAGTTTATACAGAAA AGTGATCAATTACCAAACGATACGAAGGAAGGATTTCAGTTACCTAACATAAAGGCCGTA AATCCCTTAACTAAAGAGGAAGTCCCCATATTTGCAGCTCCATATGTGGTCAGCAGCTAT GGTTCAGCACCTAGTGCAGTAATGGGTTGTCCAGGACACGATAACCGAGATTTTGAGTTT TGGCAAACAAATTGTCCTGGTGAACATATCAAGACGTGCATAGCACCTTTTTTTGACGAT GCTTCAAAAGTAACTGAACAGGAAAGACAAAGAATAATTGATACTGTCCCGTTCACATCT ACTGACGGTGTCCTAACCAAAGAATGCGGAGAACACTCAGGAGTTCTCACTGTAGTGGCA AGGAAATCGATAATGGGGATGTTGAATAGCGAAGGACTGTCTAAGAGCGTCGTTAGATAC AAAATTAGAGATTGGCTGATAAGTAGACAAAGATACTGGGGTACTCCAATACCCATCATT CACTGCGACAACTGTGGACCTGTCCCCGTTCCAGAAAGTGATCTACCTGTCAAGCTACCA GAACTTGAAGGCTTGGATACAAAAGGGAATCCGCTGTCCACAATCGATGAATTTGTAAAT GTCGCCTGTCCTTCATGCGGGAGCCCTGCGAAAAGAGAAACTGACACCATGGATACTTTT ATCGATAGTTCTTGGTATTATTTCAGATTCTTGGATCCCAAAAACACTTCAAAACCATTT GATCGTGAAATTGCAAGTAAAAATATGCCGGTTGATATTTATATTGGTGGAGTAGAACAT GCTATCTTACACTTGTTATACTCAAGGTTTATTGCTAAATTTCTCGGATCTATCAATGCA TGGAGCGACCCTGCTGGCATCTTCGAACCATTCAAAAAACTGGTGACACAAGGAATGGTT CAAGGGAAAACCTATGTTGACCCCGATTCTGGTAAATTTTTGAAGCCTGACGAGTTAACC TTTGTAAATGACTCTCCAGATGGCAACACAGTGATTATTAAATCAAATGGCAAGGTTCCG GTAGTCTCTTATGAAAAAATGTCGAAATCTAAATACAATGGTGCAGATCCAAATGAATGT ATTTTAAGACATGGACCTGATGCTACGAGAGCACATATCCTCTTCCAAAGTCCAATTGCA GATGCCCTGAATTGGGATGAATCCAAGATTGTTGGTATAGAACGTTGGTTGCAGAAGGTT CTTCATTTGACCAAAAATATTCTCAGTCTCGAGAAGGATTTGGCAATAAGTAAAGACTAC AAGACCCCGACCGACTTAAATGATGCAGAAGTGAAATTTCACAACGATTTCCAACGCTTC TTGAAATCAATTACGGAATCATTTGAAGTTAATCTATCGTTAAACACTGTAATATCTGAT TATATGAAGCTAACCAATATTTTAGAAAGTGCATTGAAAAAAGGTGAAGTAAGGAATGAA ATGATAGTACAGAATTTACAAAAGTTGGTAACCGTTATATATCCTGCTGTCCCGTCAATT TCAGAAGAAGCTGCAGAGATGATCAACTCCCAAATGGAATGGAACCAATACCGCTGGCCA GAAGTTGAGCGCACTACTGAGTCCAAATTCAAAAAGTTTCAAATTGTGGTAAATGGCAGA GTCAAATTCATGTACACGGCTGACAAAAACTTTTTGAAATTAGGTAGGGATGCTGTTATT GAAACTTTGATGAACTTACCGGAAGGGAGAATGTATTTGATGAATAAAAAAATCAAAAAA TTTGTCATGAAATTCAATGTGATTAGTTTCTTATTCCACAAGTAA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function
Protein Residues894
Protein Molecular Weight101920.0
Protein Theoretical pI8.56
Signalling Regions
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • None
Protein Sequence>Leucyl-tRNA synthetase, mitochondrial MLSRPSSRFLSTKRGPGPAVKKLIAIGEKWKQKTTRGLPKQDTLNSGSKYILCQFPYPSG ALHIGHLRVYVISDSLNRFYKQKGYNVIHPMGWDAFGLPAENAAIERSINPAIWTRDNIA KMKQQMQSMLANFDWDREITTCDPEYYKFTQWIFLKLFENGLAYRKEAEINWDPVDMTVL ANEQVDAQGRSWRSGAIVEKKQLKQWFLGITKFAPKLKKHLNQLKDWPSNVKQMQKNWIG ESVGAELVFKVADPKFENLIVFTTRPETLFAVQYVALALDHPIVQKYCEEMPDLKEFIQK SDQLPNDTKEGFQLPNIKAVNPLTKEEVPIFAAPYVVSSYGSAPSAVMGCPGHDNRDFEF WQTNCPGEHIKTCIAPFFDDASKVTEQERQRIIDTVPFTSTDGVLTKECGEHSGVLTVVA RKSIMGMLNSEGLSKSVVRYKIRDWLISRQRYWGTPIPIIHCDNCGPVPVPESDLPVKLP ELEGLDTKGNPLSTIDEFVNVACPSCGSPAKRETDTMDTFIDSSWYYFRFLDPKNTSKPF DREIASKNMPVDIYIGGVEHAILHLLYSRFIAKFLGSINAWSDPAGIFEPFKKLVTQGMV QGKTYVDPDSGKFLKPDELTFVNDSPDGNTVIIKSNGKVPVVSYEKMSKSKYNGADPNEC ILRHGPDATRAHILFQSPIADALNWDESKIVGIERWLQKVLHLTKNILSLEKDLAISKDY KTPTDLNDAEVKFHNDFQRFLKSITESFEVNLSLNTVISDYMKLTNILESALKKGEVRNE MIVQNLQKLVTVIYPAVPSISEEAAEMINSQMEWNQYRWPEVERTTESKFKKFQIVVNGR VKFMYTADKNFLKLGRDAVIETLMNLPEGRMYLMNKKIKKFVMKFNVISFLFHK
References
External Links
ResourceLink
Saccharomyces Genome Database NAM2
Uniprot IDP11325
Uniprot NameSYLM_YEAST
GenBank Gene IDJ03495
Genebank Protein ID172008
General Reference
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  • Ghaemmaghami, S., Huh, W. K., Bower, K., Howson, R. W., Belle, A., Dephoure, N., O'Shea, E. K., Weissman, J. S. (2003). "Global analysis of protein expression in yeast." Nature 425:737-741.14562106