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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot P56192: Variant p.Tyr344Cys

Methionine--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic
Gene: MARS1
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Variant information Variant position: help 344 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Type of variant: help LP/P [Disclaimer] The variants are classified into three categories: LP/P, LB/B and US.
  • LP/P: likely pathogenic or pathogenic.
  • LB/B: likely benign or benign.
  • US: uncertain significance
Residue change: help From Tyrosine (Y) to Cysteine (C) at position 344 (Y344C, p.Tyr344Cys). Indicates the amino acid change of the variant. The one-letter and three-letter codes for amino acids used in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot are those adopted by the commission on Biochemical Nomenclature of the IUPAC-IUB.
Physico-chemical properties: help Change from large size and aromatic (Y) to medium size and polar (C) The physico-chemical property of the reference and variant residues and the change implicated.
BLOSUM score: help -2 The score within a Blosum matrix for the corresponding wild-type to variant amino acid change. The log-odds score measures the logarithm for the ratio of the likelihood of two amino acids appearing by chance. The Blosum62 substitution matrix is used. This substitution matrix contains scores for all possible exchanges of one amino acid with another:
  • Lowest score: -4 (low probability of substitution).
  • Highest score: 11 (high probability of substitution).
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Variant description: help In ILLD; when assayed in yeast, induces a slight growth retardation and reduction in methionine incorporation; may interfere with efficient substrate binding. Any additional useful information about the variant.
Other resources: help Links to websites of interest for the variant.


Sequence information Variant position: help 344 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Protein sequence length: help 900 The length of the canonical sequence.
Location on the sequence: help EEGLTPQEICDKYHIIHADI Y RWFNISFDIFGRTTTPQQTK The residue change on the sequence. Unless the variant is located at the beginning or at the end of the protein sequence, both residues upstream (20) and downstream (20) of the variant will be shown.
Residue conservation: help The multiple alignment of the region surrounding the variant against various orthologous sequences. 
Human                         EEGLTPQEICDKYHIIHADIYRWFNISFDIFGRTTTPQQTK

Mouse                         EEGLTPREICDKYHAIHADIYRWFGISFDTFGRTTTPQQTK

Bovine                        EEGLTPQEICDKYHVIHADIYRWFNISFDFFGRTTTPQQTK

Xenopus laevis                EEGLTPQQICDKYNAIHTAIYQWFNISFDYFGRTTTQHQTT

Caenorhabditis elegans        QEGCTPRELCDKYHAIHKGIYEWFGIDFSHFGRTTTDHQTE

Slime mold                    SEGCTPKEICDKYHEIHKEIYEWFNISFDKFGRTSTNSQTE

Baker's yeast                 EEGVTPRQLCDKYHKIHSDVYKWFQIGFDYFGRTTTDKQTE

Fission yeast                 EEGVSPKELCDKYHALHKEVYDWFEIDFDHFGRTTTPKQTG
Sequence annotation in neighborhood: help The regions or sites of interest surrounding the variant. In general the features listed are posttranslational modifications, binding sites, enzyme active sites, local secondary structure or other characteristics reported in the cited references. The "Sequence annotation in neighborhood" lines have a fixed format:
  • Type: the type of sequence feature.
  • Positions: endpoints of the sequence feature.
  • Description: contains additional information about the feature.
TypePositionsDescription
Chain 1 – 900 Methionine--tRNA ligase, cytoplasmic
Helix 329 – 346



Literature citations
Biallelic mutations of methionyl-tRNA synthetase cause a specific type of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis prevalent on Reunion island.
Hadchouel A.; Wieland T.; Griese M.; Baruffini E.; Lorenz-Depiereux B.; Enaud L.; Graf E.; Dubus J.C.; Halioui-Louhaichi S.; Coulomb A.; Delacourt C.; Eckstein G.; Zarbock R.; Schwarzmayr T.; Cartault F.; Meitinger T.; Lodi T.; de Blic J.; Strom T.M.;
Am. J. Hum. Genet. 96:826-831(2015)
Cited for: VARIANTS ILLD CYS-344; THR-393; LEU-567 AND VAL-605; VARIANTS LEU-206 AND GLN-727;
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