Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable valine-tRNA ligase activity. Predicted to be involved in valyl-tRNA aminoacylation. Predicted to act upstream of or within translation. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; genitourinary system; integumental system; respiratory system; and tail. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency 20. Orthologous to human VARS2 (valyl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial).