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Gene Symbol CARS1
Synonyms CARS | CYSRS | MCDDBH | MDBH | MGC:11246
Gene Description CARS1, cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase 1, is an enzyme that catalyzes the attachment of cysteine to its corresponding transfer RNA (PMID: 8468064). A CARS1-ALK fusion has been identified in inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (PMID: 12112524).
NCBI Gene ID Chromosome Map Location Canonical Transcript Gene Role
833 11 11p15.4 NM_001751 Tumor suppressor (PMID: 30606230)
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