Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Predicted to enable methionine-tRNA ligase activity. Predicted to be involved in methionyl-tRNA aminoacylation. Predicted to act upstream of or within translation. Located in mitochondrion. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; brain; genitourinary system; hemolymphoid system; and integumental system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency 25 and spastic ataxia 3. Orthologous to human MARS2 (methionyl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial).