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TARS2

Gene

threonyl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial

HGNCHGNC:30740EnsemblENSG00000143374NCBI Gene80222
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 1q21.2

Also known as

Symbols and names change; identity (the HGNC ID) does not. Previous and alternative forms are kept distinct.

Also known asTARSL1 · FLJ12528
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Previous symbolsTARSL1
Alias symbolsFLJ12528
Previous namesthreonyl-tRNA synthetase-like 1
Alias namesthreonine tRNA ligase 2, mitochondrial

Associated diseases

via associated_with

Diseases linked to this gene through the canonical GENE→DISEASE (associated_with) relation, drawn from Open Targets' top-ranked associations by overall score — not the full association set. Disease-level detail lives on each disease's own page.

Neurodegenerative Diseases
Alzheimer's Disease
Lysosomal Storage Diseases
Multiple Sclerosis
Parkinson's Disease
Autoimmune disorder of central nervous system
Mitochondrial Diseases

Drawn from Open Targets’ top 10 associations by overall score for this gene — the subset resolved to a canonical disease. Lower-ranked associations, and diseases not yet canonicalised, are not shown.

Gene family

HGNC gene-group membership.

Aminoacyl tRNA synthetases, Class IIMicroRNA protein coding host genes

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2023-10-10.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.