| Gene Symbol | YARS2 |
| Full Name | Tyrosyl-tRNA Synthetase 2, Mitochondrial |
| Chromosome | 12p11.21 |
| Protein Type | Mitochondrial aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase |
| Function | encodes a mitochondrial aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase (mtaaRS) that catalyzes the attachment of tyrosine to its cognate mitochondrial tRNA during mitochondrial translation. |
| Subcellular Localization | or stability |
| Molecular Weight | ~52 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 495 aa |
| Exons | 13 |
| UniProt ID | Q9Y2Z4 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 51091 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000143398 |
| OMIM | 613739 |
| GeneCards | YARS2 |
| Human Protein Atlas | YARS2 |
| Associated Diseases | Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |