VARS1, Official Symbol VARS1provided by HGNC Official Full Name valyl-tRNA synthetase 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:12651 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000204394 MIM:192150; AllianceGenome:HGNC:12651 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 G7A; VARS; VARS2; NDMSCA Summary 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] Expression Broad expression in testis (RPKM 30.0), appendix (RPKM 11.3) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all