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WARS (gene)

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Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
WARS1
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes

1O5T, 1R6T, 1R6U, 1ULH, 2AKE, 2AZX, 2DR2, 2QUH, 2QUI, 2QUJ, 2QUK

Identifiers
AliasesWARS1, Tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase, cytoplasmic, GAMMA-2, IFI53, IFP53, tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase, HMN9, tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase 1, WARS
External IDsOMIM: 191050; MGI: 104630; HomoloGene: 3084; GeneCards: WARS1; OMA:WARS1 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chromosome 14 (human)
Chr.Chromosome 14 (human)
Chromosome 14 (human)Genomic location for WARS1Genomic location for WARS1
Band14q32.2Start100,333,790 bp
End100,376,805 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chromosome 12 (mouse)
Chr.Chromosome 12 (mouse)
Chromosome 12 (mouse)Genomic location for WARS1Genomic location for WARS1
Band12|12 F1Start108,825,956 bp
End108,860,100 bp
RNA expression pattern
Bgee
HumanMouse (ortholog)
Top expressed in
  • monocyte

  • granulocyte

  • upper lobe of left lung

  • right lung

  • apex of heart

  • appendix

  • islet of Langerhans

  • rectum

  • epithelium of colon

  • stromal cell of endometrium
Top expressed in
  • gastrula

  • crypt of lieberkuhn of small intestine

  • decidua

  • seminal vesicula

  • gastric mucosa

  • mucous cell of stomach

  • epithelium of stomach

  • pyloric antrum

  • Medulla Oblongata

  • pontine nuclei
More reference expression data
BioGPS


More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

7453

22375

Ensembl

ENSG00000140105

ENSMUSG00000021266

UniProt

P23381

P32921

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_004184
NM_173701
NM_213645
NM_213646

NM_001164314
NM_001164488
NM_011710

RefSeq (protein)

NP_004175
NP_776049
NP_998810
NP_998811

NP_001157786
NP_001157960
NP_035840

Location (UCSC)Chr 14: 100.33 – 100.38 MbChr 12: 108.83 – 108.86 Mb
PubMed search
Wikidata
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Tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase, cytoplasmic is an aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase enzyme that attaches the amino acid tryptophan to its cognate tRNA. In humans, it is encoded by the WARS gene.

Two forms of tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase exist, a cytoplasmic form, named WARS, and a mitochondrial form, named WARS2. Tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase (WARS) catalyzes the aminoacylation of tRNA(trp) with tryptophan and is induced by interferon. Tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase belongs to the class I tRNA synthetase family. Four transcript variants encoding two different isoforms have been found for this gene.

Phenylalanine Incorporation

Although WARS1 classically aminoacylates tryptophan, during states tryptophan depeletion, this enzyme has been observed to activate both tryptophan and phenylalanine.

References

  1. ^ GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000140105Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000021266Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Buwitt U, Flohr T, Böttger EC (February 1992). "Molecular cloning and characterization of an interferon induced human cDNA with sequence homology to a mammalian peptide chain release factor". The EMBO Journal. 11 (2): 489–496. doi:10.1002/j.1460-2075.1992.tb05079.x. PMC 556479. PMID 1537332.
  6. Fleckner J, Rasmussen HH, Justesen J (December 1991). "Human interferon gamma potently induces the synthesis of a 55-kDa protein (gamma 2) highly homologous to rabbit peptide chain release factor and bovine tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 88 (24): 11520–11524. Bibcode:1991PNAS...8811520F. doi:10.1073/pnas.88.24.11520. PMC 53167. PMID 1763065.
  7. ^ "Entrez Gene: WARS tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase".
  8. Pataskar A, Champagne J, Nagel R, Kenski J, Laos M, Michaux J, et al. (March 2022). "Tryptophan depletion results in tryptophan-to-phenylalanine substitutants". Nature. 603 (7902): 721–727. Bibcode:2022Natur.603..721P. doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04499-2. PMC 8942854. PMID 35264796.

Further reading

PDB gallery
  • 1o5t: Crystal structure of the aminoacylation catalytic fragment of human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase 1o5t: Crystal structure of the aminoacylation catalytic fragment of human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase
  • 1r6t: crystal structure of human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase 1r6t: crystal structure of human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase
  • 1r6u: Crystal structure of an active fragment of human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase with cytokine activity 1r6u: Crystal structure of an active fragment of human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase with cytokine activity
  • 1ulh: A short peptide insertion crucial for angiostatic activity of human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase 1ulh: A short peptide insertion crucial for angiostatic activity of human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase
  • 2ake: Structure of human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase in complex with tRNA(Trp) 2ake: Structure of human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase in complex with tRNA(Trp)
  • 2azx: Charged and uncharged tRNAs adopt distinct conformations when complexed with human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase 2azx: Charged and uncharged tRNAs adopt distinct conformations when complexed with human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase
  • 2dr2: Structure of human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase in complex with tRNA(Trp) 2dr2: Structure of human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase in complex with tRNA(Trp)
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