Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.5.0)
Enables tryptophan-tRNA ligase activity. Involved in tryptophanyl-tRNA aminoacylation. Predicted to be located in cytosol and nucleus. Predicted to be part of protein-containing complex. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; central nervous system; eye; genitourinary system; and skeleton. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal dominant distal hereditary motor neuronopathy 9. Orthologous to human WARS1 (tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase 1).
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