Gene: CARS1
Alternate names for this Gene: CARS|CYSRS|MCDDBH|MDBH|MGC:11246
Gene 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.
Gene is located in Chromosome: 11
Location in Chromosome : 11p15.4
Description of this Gene: cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase 1
Type of Gene: protein-coding