WARS1

tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase 1

Gene Function

Catalyzes the attachment of tryptophan to tRNA(Trp) in a two-step reaction: tryptophan is first activated by ATP to form Trp-AMP and then transferred to the acceptor end of the tRNA(Trp) Source: UniProt

Relationship to CMT

dHMN/HMN AD
1 subtype
14q32.2
First described 2017
ARS gene

Subtype Inheritance Class OMIM Sentinel Publication
SubtypedHMN-9 Inheritanceautosomal dominant ClassdHMN/HMN OMIM617721 Sentinel Publication

2017 · 10.1093/brain/awx058

Stored Identifiers

HGNC Aliases: WARS
hgnc_idHGNC:12729
ensembl_gene_idENSG00000140105
coords_grch38chr14:100333782-100376805
coords_grch37chr14:100800125-100843142
entrez_id7453
omim_gene191050
uniprot_idsP23381
refseq_accessionNM_004184
mane_refseqNM_004184.4
mane_ensemblENST00000392882.7

ClinVar Variants

Pathogenic and likely pathogenic variants in WARS1, as classified in ClinVar, are read live from NCBI. Only aggregate germline records are shown. Uncertain and conflicting classifications are not. Experts in CMT makes no claim to the accuracy of ClinVar data. This index is provided for informational purposes only.

Review stars are ClinVar’s measure of how well a classification is supported: four for a practice guideline, three for an expert panel review, two for agreement among multiple submitters, one for a single submitter with criteria provided, and none where no criteria were provided.

Reported in CMT
Reported in Other Diseases

Reported in a disease other than CMT. Listed apart rather than counted as CMT variants.

Variants w/o a Recorded Disease

Pathogenic or likely pathogenic in ClinVar, submitted without a disease recorded.

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