Assignment of the cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase gene (CARS) to 11p15. 5

Journal Article · Mon Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1993 · Genomics; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1006/geno.1993.1128· OSTI ID:6596961

Cruzen, M E; Bengtsson, U; McMahon, J; Wasmuth, J J; Arfin, S M ^[1]

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1. Univ. of California, Irvine (United States)

The attachment of each of the 20 naturally occurring amino acids to their cognate tRNA isoaccepting families is catalyzed by a specific aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase. The structural genes encoding 10 of these enzymes have been assigned to specific human chromosomes. The HARS, LARS, RARS, and TARS genes, encoding histidyl-, leucyl-, arginyl-, and threonyl-tRNA synthetases, respectively, are all located on chromosome 5( 1, 5, 7, 9, 14). The MARS (methionyl-tRNA synthetase), NARS (asparaginyl-tRNA synthetase), VARS (valyl-tRNA synthetase), and WARS (tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase) genes have been assigned to chromosomes 12, 18, 6, and 14, respectively (3, 4, 6, 8). A gene originally identified as encoding glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase was mapped to chromosome 1q32-q42 (10). However, a recent study suggests that the product of this gene is, in fact, a multifunctional enzyme with both glutamyl- and prolyl-tRNA synthetase activities (2). The fact that 4 of the 10 aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase genes already mapped are located on chromosome 5 may be fortuitous but might also indicate an evolutionary or regulatory relatedness. It is therefore, of interest to map genes encoding other aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases to determine if additional examples of synteny exist. The recent isolation of cDNA and genomic DNA clones for human cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase has now enabled us to map the CARS gene to segment p15.5 on chromosome 11 by fluorescence in situ hybridization.

• OSTI ID: 6596961
• Journal Information: Genomics; (United States), Journal Name: Genomics; (United States) Vol. 15:3; ISSN GNMCEP; ISSN 0888-7543
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
AMINO ACIDS
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CHROMOSOMES
CYSTEINE
ENZYMES
FLUORESCENCE
GENETIC MAPPING
HUMAN CHROMOSOMES
HYBRIDIZATION
LIGASES
LUMINESCENCE
MAPPING
NUCLEIC ACIDS
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
PROTEINS
RNA
THIOLS
TRANSFER RNA