Names & Taxonomy

Uniprot ID:
Q96GW9
Entry Name:
SYMM_HUMAN
Status:
reviewed
Protein Names:
Methionine--tRNA ligase, mitochondrial (EC 6.1.1.10) (Methionyl-tRNA synthetase 2) (Mitochondrial methionyl-tRNA synthetase) (MtMetRS)
Gene Names:
MARS2
Gene Names Primary:
MARS2
Organism:
Homo sapiens (Human)

Structure

Length:
593
Sequence:
MLRTSVLRLLGRTGASRLSLLEDFGPRYYSSGSLSAGDDACDVRAYFTTPIFYVNAAPHIGHLYSALLADALCRHRRLRGPSTAATRFSTGTDEHGLKIQQAAATAGLAPTELCDRVSEQFQQLFQEAGISCTDFIRTTEARHRVAVQHFWGVLKSRGLLYKGVYEGWYCASDECFLPEAKVTQQPGPSGDSFPVSLESGHPVSWTKEENYIFRLSQFRKPLQRWLRGNPQAITPEPFHHVVLQWLDEELPDLSVSRRSSHLHWGIPVPGDDSQTIYVWLDALVNYLTVIGYPNAEFKSWWPATSHIIGKDILKFHAIYWPAFLLGAGMSPPQRICVHSHWTVCGQKMSKSLGNVVDPRTCLNRYTVDGFRYFLLRQGVPNWDCDYYDEKVVKLLNSELADALGGLLNRCTAKRINPSETYPAFCTTCFPSEPGLVGPSVRAQAEDYALVSAVATLPKQVADHYDNFRIYKALEAVSSCVRQTNGFVQRHAPWKLNWESPVDAPWLGTVLHVALECLRVFGTLLQPVTPSLADKLLSRLGVSASERSLGELYFLPRFYGHPCPFEGRRLGPETGLLFPRLDQSRTWLVKAHRT
Proteomes:
UP000005640

Subcellular location

Subcellular Location:
Mitochondrion matrix

Function

Catalytic Activity:
ATP + L-methionine + tRNA(Met) = AMP + diphosphate + L-methionyl-tRNA(Met).
Kinetics:
BIOPHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES: Kinetic parameters: KM=18 uM for Met
Cross Reference Drug Bank:
DB00134
Gene Ontology Go:
mitochondrial matrix
ATP binding
methionine-tRNA ligase activity
gene expression
methionyl-tRNA aminoacylation
tRNA aminoacylation for protein translation
Gene Ontology Biological Process:
gene expression
methionyl-tRNA aminoacylation
tRNA aminoacylation for protein translation
Gene Ontology Molecular Function:
ATP binding
methionine-tRNA ligase activity
Gene Ontology Cellular Component:
mitochondrial matrix
Keywords:
ATP-binding
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase
Complete proteome
Deafness
Disease mutation
Ligase
Mitochondrion
Neurodegeneration
Nucleotide-binding
Protein biosynthesis
Reference proteome
Transit peptide

Publication

PubMed ID:
14702039 15815621 15489334 15274629 21269460 22448145 25754315 25944712