gene

LARS2

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42Connections
0Hypotheses
0Analyses
28Outgoing
14Incoming

Summary

LARS2 is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: associated with, activates, inhibits. Associated with Ataxia, Ms. Connected to 28 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolLARS2
Full NameLeucyl-tRNA Synthetase 2, Mitochondrial
Chromosome3p21.31
Protein TypeSynthetase
Functionencodes a mitochondrial aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase that catalyzes the attachment of leucine to mitochondrial tRNA molecules.
PathwaysDifferentiation, Mitochondrial Function
UniProt IDQ9H3K1
NCBI Gene ID57505
Ensembl IDENSG00000090339
OMIM615912
GeneCardsLARS2
Human Protein AtlasLARS2
Protein ClassAminoacyl-tRNA synthetase
Variant TypeMissense, nonsense, splice site
Associated DiseasesAtaxia, Cognitive Impairment, Ms
InteractionsMFN2, PIEZO1, DRP1, MFN1, RUNX2, ATP
KG Connections42 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsHPASTRING
🔮 Predicted Structure: LARS2 — AlphaFold Q9H3K1 Click to expand

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Wiki Pages (8)

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Canonical Page

LARS2 — Leucyl-tRNA Synthetase 2, Mitochondrial

gene · 2642 words

PNPLA6 Gene — Neuropathy Target Esterase (NTE) in Neurodegeneration

gene · 2026 words

HARS1 — Histidyl-tRNA Synthetase 1

gene · 1686 words

Presubiculum

cell · 801 words

TWNK Gene

gene · 759 words

WFS1 — Wolfram Syndrome 1

gene · 679 words

Pathway Diagram

graph TD
    LARS2["<b>LARS2</b>"]
    Ms{"Ms"}
    LARS2 -->|"activates"| Ms
    LARS2 -->|"associated with"| Ms
    Ataxia{"Ataxia"}
    LARS2 -->|"associated with"| Ataxia
    MFN2["MFN2"]
    LARS2 -->|"inhibits"| MFN2
    RUNX2["RUNX2"]
    LARS2 -->|"activates"| RUNX2
    PIEZO1["PIEZO1"]
    LARS2 -->|"activates"| PIEZO1
    Mitochondrial_Function(["Mitochondrial Function"])
    LARS2 -->|"activates"| Mitochondrial_Function
    POLG["POLG"]
    LARS2 -->|"associated with"| POLG
    SIL1["SIL1"]
    LARS2 -->|"associated with"| SIL1
    STUB1["STUB1"]
    LARS2 -->|"associated with"| STUB1
    FMR1["FMR1"]
    LARS2 -->|"associated with"| FMR1
    TWNK["TWNK"]
    LARS2 -->|"associated with"| TWNK
    DRP1["DRP1"]
    DRP1 -->|"inhibits"| LARS2
    MFN1["MFN1"]
    MFN1 -->|"inhibits"| LARS2
    OPA1["OPA1"]
    OPA1 -->|"inhibits"| LARS2
    WFS1["WFS1"]
    WFS1 -->|"associated with"| LARS2
    HARS["HARS"]
    HARS -->|"associated with"| LARS2
    ATM["ATM"]
    ATM -->|"associated with"| LARS2
    CLPP["CLPP"]
    CLPP -->|"associated with"| LARS2
    SETX["SETX"]
    SETX -->|"associated with"| LARS2
    style LARS2 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (28)

TargetRelationTypeStr
Alzheimer's Diseasetargetsdisease0.95
Mitochondrial Functionregulatesprocess0.90
Tau Phosphorylationinhibitsprocess0.90
Cognitive Impairmentassociated_withphenotype0.90
PI3K-AKT Pathwaymodulatespathway0.85

Incoming (14)

SourceRelationTypeStr
DRP1inhibitsgene0.60
MFN1inhibitsgene0.60
OPA1inhibitsgene0.60
WFS1associated_withgene0.60
HARSassociated_withgene0.60

Targeting Hypotheses (0)

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HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
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Mentioning Analyses (0)

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Related Papers (0)

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