Full name: phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase subunit beta

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Also known as: FARSLB; FRSB; HSPC173; NEDBLLA; PheHB; PheRS; RILDBC; RILDBC1

Summary: This gene encodes a highly conserved enzyme that belongs to the aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase class IIc subfamily. This enzyme comprises the regulatory beta subunits that form a tetramer with two catalytic alpha subunits. In the presence of ATP, this tetramer is responsible for attaching L-phenylalanine to the terminal adenosine of the appropriate tRNA. A pseudogene located on chromosome 10 has been identified. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2015]

Expression: Ubiquitous expression in brain (RPKM 8.3), testis (RPKM 8.2) and 25 other tissues

Gene size: 89194bp

Exon count: 19