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CARS1 - cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase 1 Gene

Homo sapiens

Also known as CARS; MDBH; CYSRS; MCDDBH; MGC:11246

Gene ID: 833 | Gene type: protein coding

About CARS1

Cytogenetic location: 11p15.4 Genomic coordinates (GRCh38): 11:3,000,929-3,057,423 (from NCBI)

This gene has 15 transcripts (splice variants), 1 gene allele, 203 orthologues, 1 paralogue and is associated with 69 phenotypes. Ubiquitous expression in thyroid (RPKM 12.8), brain (RPKM 10.8) and 25 other tissues.

Summary

This gene encodes a class 1 Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetase, cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase. Each of the twenty aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases catalyzes the aminoacylation of a specific tRNA or tRNA isoaccepting family with the cognate amino acid. This gene is one of several located near the imprinted gene domain on chromosome 11p15.5, an important tumor-suppressor gene region. Alterations in this region have been associated with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, Wilms tumor, rhabdomyosarcoma, adrenocortical carcinoma, and lung, ovarian and breast cancers. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2010]

CARS1 Products(9)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_001014437.3 NP_001014437.1 cysteine--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic isoform c
NM_001194997.2 NP_001181926.1 cysteine--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic isoform e
NM_001378136.1 NP_001365065.1 cysteine--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic isoform f
NM_001378137.1 NP_001365066.1 cysteine--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic isoform g
NM_001378138.1 NP_001365067.1 cysteine--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic isoform h
NM_001378139.1 NP_001365068.1 cysteine--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic isoform h
NM_001378140.1 NP_001365069.1 cysteine--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic isoform i
NM_001751.6 NP_001742.1 cysteine--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic isoform b
NM_139273.4 NP_644802.1 cysteine--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic isoform a

CARS1 Protein Structure

tRNA-synt_1e

tRNA-synt_1e: tRNA synthetases class I (C) catalytic domain (45 - 452)

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Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

cysteine--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic

cysteine tRNA ligase 1, cytoplasmic

Related Diseases

Diseases Alias
Microcephaly, Developmental Delay, And Brittle Hair Syndrome

MDBH

Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor

Inflammatory Fibrosarcoma

Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

Hyperparathyroidism Secondary

Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary

Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Nec

Hypocalcemia, Autosomal Dominant 1

Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia

Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia 1

HYPOC1

Hypocalcemia, Autosomal Dominant

Hypercalciuric Hypocalcemia

Hypocalcemia, Autosomal Dominant, With Bartter Syndrome

Familial Hypocalcemia

Hypocalcemia, Familial

Hypoc

Adh

Autosomal Dominant Hypoparathyroidism

Familial Hypercalciuric Hypocalcemia

Ad Hypocalcemia

Autosomal Dominant Hypocalcemia With Bartter Syndrome

Hypoparathyroidism - Autosomal Dominant

Hypocalcemia

Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome

Wiedemann-Beckwith Syndrome

BWS

Exomphalos-Macroglossia-Gigantism Syndrome

Emg Syndrome

Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome Due To Cdkn1c Mutation

Emg Abnormality

Wbs

Exomphalos Macroglossia Gigantism Syndrome

Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome Due To Nsd1 Mutation

Macroglossia Exomphalos Gigantism

Microcephaly

Microencephaly

Microcephalus

Microcephalic

Nanocephaly

Congenital Microcephaly

Brain Hypoplasia

Brain Nondevelopment

Cephalic Hypoplasia

Undeveloped Cerebrum

Undeveloped Brain

Micrencephalon

Micrencephaly

Fanconi Anemia, Complementation Group D2

Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group D2

FANCD2

Fad2

Fa4

Fancd

Fanconi Pancytopenia Type 4

Fanconi Anemia, Complementation Group D

Fanconi Pancytopenia, Type 4

Facd

Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group D

Diseases Alias
Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Macroglobulinemia Of Waldenstrom

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma With Igm Gammopathy

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Waldenstroem'S Macroglobulinemia

Macroglobulinemia Of Waldenstrom

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma With Igm Gammopathy

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Mus musculus CARS1 MGD MGI:1351477
Felis catus CARS1 VGNC VGNC:60374
Canis familiaris CARS1 VGNC VGNC:38726
Macaca mulatta CARS1 VGNC VGNC:70540
Rattus norvegicus CARS1 RGD RGD:1310747
Bos taurus CARS1 VGNC VGNC:26773