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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-4-14
pubmed:abstractText
We report here the identification and characterization of the mouse mitochondrial seryl-tRNA synthetase (mtSerRS). The genomic organization of mouse mtSerRS has been elucidated. The mouse mtSerRS gene containing 16 exons encodes a 519 residue protein with a strong homology to the mitochondria-like seryl-tRNA synthetase of bacteria, yeast, and other homologs. The mouse mtSerRS is ubiquitously expressed in various tissues, but more abundantly in tissues with high metabolic rates including heart and liver. Surprisingly, this gene, unlike other nuclear genes encoding mitochondrial proteins, exhibited a low expression in skeletal muscle and brain. Furthermore, immunofluorescence analysis of NIH3T3 cells expressing the mtSerRS-GFP fusion protein demonstrated that the mouse mtSerRS localizes in mitochondrion. These observations suggest that the mouse mtSerRS is an evolutionarily conserved protein involved in aminoacylation. Thus, it may play a role in the fidelity in mitochondrial translation and pathogenesis of deafness-associated mutations in the mitochondrial tRNA(Ser(UCN)).
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
7
pubmed:volume
317
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
774-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Genomic organization, expression, and subcellular localization of mouse mitochondrial seryl-tRNA synthetase.
pubmed:affiliation
Division and Program in Human Genetics and Center for Hearing and Deafness Research, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't