cysteine + tRNA(Cys) + ATP => Cys-tRNA(Cys) + AMP + pyrophosphate

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R-HSA-379887
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Reaction [transition]
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Homo sapiens
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CARS (cytosolic cysteinyl tRNA synthetase) catalyzes the reaction of cysteine, tRNA(cys), and ATP to form Cys-tRNA(Cys), AMP, and pyrophosphate. The enzyme, a class I tRNA synthetase, is a homomultimer, probably a dimer (Davidson et al. 2001).
Literature References
PubMed ID Title Journal Year
11347887 Isolation of two cDNAs encoding functional human cytoplasmic cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase

Vitseva, O, Davidson, E, King, MP, Caffarella, J, Hou, YM

Biol Chem 2001
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cysteine-tRNA ligase activity of CARS dimer [cytosol]

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