{"symbol":"AARS2","synonyms":["MTALARS","AARSL","COXPD8","MT-ALARS","LKENP"],"name":"alanyl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial","description":"The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the class-II aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase family. Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases play critical roles in mRNA translation by charging tRNAs with their cognate amino acids. The encoded protein is a mitochondrial enzyme that specifically aminoacylates alanyl-tRNA. Mutations in this gene are a cause of combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency 8. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2011]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":57505,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/57505","proteins":[{"symbol":"SYAM_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/SYAM_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Aminoacyl tRNA synthetases","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Aminoacyl+tRNA+synthetases"}]}