LARS2, Official Symbol LARS2provided by HGNC Official Full Name leucyl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrialprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:17095 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000011376 MIM:604544; AllianceGenome:HGNC:17095 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 HLASA; LEURS; PRLTS4; mtLeuRS Summary This gene encodes a class 1 aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase, mitochondrial leucyl-tRNA synthetase. Each of the twenty aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases catalyzes the aminoacylation of a specific tRNA or tRNA isoaccepting family with the cognate amino acid. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in kidney (RPKM 6.2), brain (RPKM 5.0) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all