{"symbol":"VARS","synonyms":["G7A","VARS1","VARS2","NDMSCA"],"name":"valyl-tRNA synthetase","description":"Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases catalyze the aminoacylation of tRNA by their cognate amino acid. Because of their central role in linking amino acids with nucleotide triplets contained in tRNAs, aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are thought to be among the first proteins that appeared in evolution. The protein encoded by this gene belongs to class-I aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase family and is located in the class III region of the major histocompatibility complex. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":7407,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/7407","proteins":[{"symbol":"SYVC_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/SYVC_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Aminoacyl tRNA synthetases","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Aminoacyl+tRNA+synthetases"}]}