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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00565
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 5837
Name Glycine--tRNA ligase
Synonyms
  1. AP-4-A synthetase
  2. Diadenosine tetraphosphate synthetase
  3. GlyRS
  4. Glycine--tRNA ligase
  5. Glycyl-tRNA synthetase
Gene Name GARS
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in nucleotide binding
Specific Function Catalyzes the attachment of glycine to tRNA(Gly). Is also able produce diadenosine tetraphosphate (Ap4A), a universal pleiotropic signaling molecule needed for cell regulation pathways, by direct condensation of 2 ATPs.
Pathways
  • 3-Phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase deficiency
  • Aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis
  • Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Deficiency (DHPD)
  • Dimethylglycine Dehydrogenase Deficiency
  • Dimethylglycine Dehydrogenase Deficiency
  • Glycine, serine and threonine metabolism
  • Hyperglycinemia, non-ketotic
  • Non Ketotic Hyperglycinemia
  • Sarcosinemia
Reactions
Adenosine triphosphate + Glycine + tRNA(Gly) → Adenosine monophosphate + Pyrophosphate + glycyl-tRNA(Gly) details
Adenosine triphosphate + Glycine + tRNA(Gly) → Adenosine monophosphate + Pyrophosphate + Glycyl-tRNA(Gly) details
GO Classification
Biological Process
glycyl-tRNA aminoacylation
diadenosine tetraphosphate biosynthetic process
tRNA aminoacylation for protein translation
cell death
Cellular Component
cytosol
mitochondrial matrix
secretory granule
Component
cell part
intracellular part
cytoplasm
Function
binding
nucleotide binding
catalytic activity
nucleoside binding
glycine-trna ligase activity
purine nucleoside binding
adenyl nucleotide binding
adenyl ribonucleotide binding
atp binding
ligase activity
ligase activity, forming carbon-oxygen bonds
ligase activity, forming aminoacyl-trna and related compounds
aminoacyl-trna ligase activity
Molecular Function
ATP binding
glycine-tRNA ligase activity
protein dimerization activity
Process
rna metabolic process
ncrna metabolic process
trna metabolic process
trna aminoacylation
trna aminoacylation for protein translation
macromolecule biosynthetic process
cellular macromolecule biosynthetic process
translation
metabolic process
macromolecule metabolic process
cellular macromolecule metabolic process
glycyl-trna aminoacylation
biosynthetic process
Cellular Location
  1. Cytoplasm
  2. Mitochondrion
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 7
Locus 7p15
SNPs GARS
Gene Sequence
>2220 bp
ATGCCCTCTCCGCGTCCAGTGCTGCTTAGAGGTGCTCGCGCCGCTCTGCTGCTGCTGCTG
CCGCCCCGGCTCTTAGCCCGACCCTCGCTCCTGCTCCGCCGGTCCCTCAGCGCGGCCTCC
TGCGCCCCGATCTCCTTGCCCGCCGCCGCCTCCCGGAGCAGCATGGACGGCGCGGGGGCT
GAGGAGGTGCTGGCACCTCTGAGGCTAGCAGTGCGCCAGCAGGGAGATCTTGTGCGAAAA
CTCAAAGAAGATAAAGCACCCCAAGTAGACGTAGACAAAGCAGTGGCTGAGCTCAAAGCC
CGCAAGAGGGTTCTGGAAGCAAAGGAGCTGGCGTTACAGCCCAAAGATGATATTGTAGAC
CGAGCAAAAATGGAAGATACCCTGAAGAGGAGGTTTTTCTATGATCAAGCTTTTGCTATT
TATGGAGGTGTTAGTGGTCTGTATGACTTTGGGCCAGTTGGCTGTGCTTTGAAGAACAAT
ATTATTCAGACCTGGAGGCAGCACTTTATCCAAGAGGAACAGATCCTGGAGATCGATTGC
ACCATGCTCACCCCTGAGCCAGTTTTAAAGACCTCTGGCCATGTAGACAAATTTGCTGAC
TTCATGGTGAAAGACGTAAAAAATGGAGAATGTTTTCGTGCTGACCATCTATTAAAAGCT
CATTTACAGAAATTGATGTCTGATAAGAAGTGTTCTGTCGAAAAGAAATCAGAAATGGAA
AGTGTTTTGGCCCAGCTTGATAACTATGGACAGCAAGAACTTGCGGATCTTTTTGTGAAC
TATAATGTAAAATCTCCCATTACTGGAAATGATCTATCCCCTCCAGTGTCTTTTAACTTA
ATGTTCAAGACTTTCATTGGGCCTGGAGGAAACATGCCTGGGTACTTGAGACCAGAAACT
GCACAGGGGATTTTCTTGAATTTCAAACGACTTTTGGAGTTCAACCAAGGAAAGTTGCCT
TTTGCTGCTGCCCAGATTGGAAATTCTTTTAGAAATGAGATCTCCCCTCGATCTGGACTG
ATCAGAGTCAGAGAATTCACAATGGCAGAAATTGAGCACTTTGTAGATCCCAGTGAGAAA
GACCACCCCAAGTTCCAGAATGTGGCAGACCTTCACCTTTATTTGTATTCAGCAAAAGCC
CAGGTCAGCGGACAGTCCGCTCGGAAAATGCGCCTGGGAGATGCTGTTGAACAGGGTGTG
ATTAATAACACAGTATTAGGCTATTTCATTGGCCGCATCTACCTCTACCTCACGAAGGTT
GGAATATCTCCAGATAAACTCCGCTTCCGGCAGCACATGGAGAATGAGATGGCCCATTAT
GCCTGTGACTGTTGGGATGCAGAATCCAAAACATCCTACGGTTGGATTGAGATTGTTGGA
TGTGCTGATCGTTCCTGTTATGACCTCTCCTGTCATGCACGAGCCACCAAAGTCCCACTT
GTAGCTGAGAAACCTCTGAAAGAACCCAAAACAGTCAATGTTGTTCAGTTTGAACCCAGT
AAGGGAGCAATTGGTAAGGCATATAAGAAGGATGCAAAACTGGTGATGGAGTATCTTGCC
ATTTGTGATGAGTGCTACATTACAGAAATGGAGATGCTGCTGAATGAGAAAGGGGAATTC
ACAATTGAAACTGAAGGGAAAACATTTCAGTTAACAAAAGACATGATCAATGTGAAGAGA
TTCCAGAAAACACTATATGTGGAAGAAGTTGTTCCGAATGTAATTGAACCTTCCTTCGGC
CTGGGTAGGATCATGTATACGGTATTTGAACATACATTCCATGTACGAGAAGGAGATGAA
CAGAGAACATTCTTCAGTTTCCCTGCTGTAGTTGCTCCATTCAAATGTTCCGTCCTCCCA
CTGAGCCAAAACCAGGAGTTCATGCCATTTGTCAAGGAATTATCGGAAGCCCTGACCAGG
CATGGAGTATCTCACAAAGTAGACGATTCCTCTGGGTCAATCGGAAGGCGCTATGCCAGG
ACTGATGAGATTGGCGTGGCTTTTGGTGTCACCATTGACTTTGACACAGTGAACAAGACC
CCCCACACTGCAACTCTGAGGGACCGTGACTCAATGCGGCAGATAAGAGCAGAGATCTCT
GAGCTGCCCAGCATAGTCCAAGACCTAGCCAATGGCAACATCACATGGGCTGATGTGGAG
GCCAGGTATCCTCTGTTTGAAGGGCAAGAGACTGGTAAAAAAGAGACAATCGAGGAATGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 739
Molecular Weight 83164.83
Theoretical pI 7.036
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Glycyl-tRNA synthetase
MPSPRPVLLRGARAALLLLLPPRLLARPSLLLRRSLSAASCAPISLPAAASRSSMDGAGA
EEVLAPLRLAVRQQGDLVRKLKEDKAPQVDVDKAVAELKARKRVLEAKELALQPKDDIVD
RAKMEDTLKRRFFYDQAFAIYGGVSGLYDFGPVGCALKNNIIQTWRQHFIQEEQILEIDC
TMLTPEPVLKTSGHVDKFADFMVKDVKNGECFRADHLLKAHLQKLMSDKKCSVEKKSEME
SVLAQLDNYGQQELADLFVNYNVKSPITGNDLSPPVSFNLMFKTFIGPGGNMPGYLRPET
AQGIFLNFKRLLEFNQGKLPFAAAQIGNSFRNEISPRSGLIRVREFTMAEIEHFVDPSEK
DHPKFQNVADLHLYLYSAKAQVSGQSARKMRLGDAVEQGVINNTVLGYFIGRIYLYLTKV
GISPDKLRFRQHMENEMAHYACDCWDAESKTSYGWIEIVGCADRSCYDLSCHARATKVPL
VAEKPLKEPKTVNVVQFEPSKGAIGKAYKKDAKLVMEYLAICDECYITEMEMLLNEKGEF
TIETEGKTFQLTKDMINVKRFQKTLYVEEVVPNVIEPSFGLGRIMYTVFEHTFHVREGDE
QRTFFSFPAVVAPFKCSVLPLSQNQEFMPFVKELSEALTRHGVSHKVDDSSGSIGRRYAR
TDEIGVAFGVTIDFDTVNKTPHTATLRDRDSMRQIRAEISELPSIVQDLANGNITWADVE
ARYPLFEGQETGKKETIEE
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P41250
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name SYG_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID D30658
GeneCard ID GARS
GenAtlas ID GARS
HGNC ID HGNC:4162
References
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