Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 51067
Gene name Tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase 2
Gene symbol YARS2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CGI-04MLASA2MT-TYRRSTYRRS
Chromosome 12
Chromosome location 12p11.21
Summary This gene encodes a mitochondrial protein that catalyzes the attachment of tyrosine to tRNA(Tyr). Mutations in this gene are associated with myopathy with lactic acidosis and sideroblastic anemia type 2 (MLASA2). [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2011]
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs11539445 C>A,T Benign, likely-benign, pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant, non coding transcript variant
rs267607180 G>A,C Pathogenic, likely-pathogenic Missense variant, synonymous variant, non coding transcript variant, coding sequence variant
rs372098364 T>C,G Likely-pathogenic Missense variant, non coding transcript variant, coding sequence variant
rs541554381 T>C Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, uncertain-significance Missense variant, non coding transcript variant, coding sequence variant
rs555093151 G>A,C Likely-pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant, non coding transcript variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT031764 hsa-miR-16-5p Proteomics 18668040
MIRT051361 hsa-let-7f-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT045500 hsa-miR-149-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT675165 hsa-miR-4797-5p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT675164 hsa-miR-3680-5p HITS-CLIP 23824327
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000049 Function TRNA binding IDA 20598274
GO:0000049 Function TRNA binding TAS 15779907
GO:0000166 Function Nucleotide binding IEA
GO:0003723 Function RNA binding HDA 22681889
GO:0003723 Function RNA binding IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
610957 24249 ENSG00000139131
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9Y2Z4
Protein name Tyrosine--tRNA ligase, mitochondrial (EC 6.1.1.1) (Tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase) (TyrRS)
Protein function Catalyzes the attachment of tyrosine to tRNA(Tyr) in a two-step reaction: tyrosine is first activated by ATP to form Tyr-AMP and then transferred to the acceptor end of tRNA(Tyr).
PDB 2PID , 3ZXI
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00579 tRNA-synt_1b 71 375 tRNA synthetases class I (W and Y) Family
Sequence
Sequence length 477
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis   Mitochondrial tRNA aminoacylation
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Mitochondrial disease Pathogenic rs775256289, rs1365700579 RCV000508833
RCV000508696
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Myopathy, lactic acidosis, and sideroblastic anemia 2 Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs587777213, rs11539445, rs587777214, rs587777215, rs267607180, rs748941040, rs372098364, rs797045077, rs745595833 RCV000088671
RCV000088672
RCV000088673
RCV000088674
RCV000001111
View all (4 more)
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
DIVERTICULAR DISEASE GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Gastric cancer Uncertain significance ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Hereditary Sideroblastic Anemia with Myopathy and Lactic Acidosis Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity; Benign; Likely benign; Uncertain significance ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Acidosis Lactic Lactic acidosis Pubtator 20598274, 24344687, 28395030, 30026338, 35393742 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anemia Anemia Pubtator 35393742 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anemia Anemia HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anemia Dyserythropoietic Congenital Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia Pubtator 29300242 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anemia Hemolytic Hemolytic anemia Pubtator 24344687 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anemia Sideroblastic Sideroblastic anemia Pubtator 20598274, 28395030, 30026338 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Blepharoptosis Ptosis HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Byzanthine arch palate High palate HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Cardiomyopathies Cardiomyopathy Pubtator 35393742 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Cardiomyopathy Hypertrophic Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Pubtator 28395030 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only