{"symbol":"VARS2","synonyms":["VALRS","COXPD20","VARSL","VARS2L"],"name":"valyl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial","description":"This gene encodes a mitochondrial aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase, which catalyzes the attachment of valine to tRNA(Val) for mitochondrial translation. Mutations in this gene cause combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency-20, and are also associated with early-onset mitochondrial encephalopathies. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2014]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":57176,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/57176","proteins":[{"symbol":"SYVM_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/SYVM_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Aminoacyl tRNA synthetases","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Aminoacyl+tRNA+synthetases"}]}