YARS2, Official Symbol YARS2provided by HGNC Official Full Name tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase 2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:24249 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000139131 MIM:610957; AllianceGenome:HGNC:24249 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as TYRRS; CGI-04; MLASA2; MT-TYRRS Summary This gene encodes a mitochondrial protein that catalyzes the attachment of tyrosine to tRNA(Tyr). Mutations in this gene are associated with myopathy with lactic acidosis and sideroblastic anemia type 2 (MLASA2). [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2011] Expression Ubiquitous expression in brain (RPKM 10.0), endometrium (RPKM 8.1) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all