The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Lysyl-tRNA Synthetase across different species:

lysyl-tRNA synthetase (KARS), Lysyl-tRNA synthetase (Aats-lys), lysyl-tRNA synthetase (Kars), lysyl-tRNA synthetase (kars), lysyl-tRNA synthetase (Bm1_16500), lysyl-tRNA synthetase (lysS), Syk (syk), lysyl-tRNA synthetase (Taci_1118), lysyl-tRNA synthetase (Tpau_1737), lysyl-tRNA synthetase (Arch_0261), lysyl-tRNA synthetase (Trad_2960), lysyl-tRNA synthetase (Spirs_3699), lysyl-tRNA synthetase (LOC100280510), lysyl-tRNA synthetase (Tb927.6.1510)

Other aliases include:

KRS, KARS2, KIAA0070, CG12141, DmelCG12141, LysRS, AA589550, AL024334, AL033315, AL033367, D8Wsu108e, mKIAA0070, D8Ertd698e, cb530, zgc:92483, kars, MGC53345, krs, kars2, krs-1, MGC52992, KARS, MGC127504, DKFZp468A0216, MGC94484, MGC69375, Tb06.28P18.190

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Lysyl-tRNA Synthetase:

lysyl-tRNA synthetase – lysine tRNA ligase – Lysyl-tRNA synthetase, isoform A – CG12141-PA – Aats-lys-PA – Lysyl-tRNA synthetase, isoform B – CG12141-PB – Aats-lys-PB – lysine--tRNA ligase – Syk

Lysyl-tRNA Synthetase fulfills a number of functions:

ATP binding – ligase activity – lysine-tRNA ligase activity – nucleic acid binding – nucleotide binding – amino acid binding – aminoacyl-tRNA ligase activity – metal ion binding – protein binding – tRNA binding

Lysyl-tRNA Synthetase is relevant to the following processes:

lysyl-tRNA aminoacylation – diadenosine tetraphosphate biosynthetic process – tRNA aminoacylation for protein translation – translation

Locations for Lysyl-tRNA Synthetase:

cytoplasm – cytosol – mitochondrial matrix – soluble fraction – aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase multienzyme complex – mitochondrion

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology