UniProt functional annotation for O43776

UniProt code: O43776.

Organism: Homo sapiens (Human).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
 
Function: Catalyzes the attachment of asparagine to tRNA(Asn) in a two- step reaction: asparagine is first activated by ATP to form Asn-AMP and then transferred to the acceptor end of tRNA(Asn) (PubMed:9421509). In addition to its essential role in protein synthesis, acts as a signaling molecule that induced migration of CCR3-expressing cells (PubMed:30171954, PubMed:12235211). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12235211, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30171954, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9421509}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=ATP + L-asparagine + tRNA(Asn) = AMP + diphosphate + H(+) + L- asparaginyl-tRNA(Asn); Xref=Rhea:RHEA:11180, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:9659, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:9674, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:30616, ChEBI:CHEBI:33019, ChEBI:CHEBI:58048, ChEBI:CHEBI:78442, ChEBI:CHEBI:78515, ChEBI:CHEBI:456215; EC=6.1.1.22; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:9421509};
Subunit: Homodimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:30171954}.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000305|PubMed:9421509}.
Domain: The N-terminal domain (1-77) recruits and activates specific immune cells by interacting with CCR3-expressing cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:30171954}.
Miscellaneous: Autoantibodies to NARS1, are often detected in sera from patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9973509}.
Similarity: Belongs to the class-II aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.