Ovaj gen kodira klasa 1aminoacil-tRNA sintetaze, mitohondrijjske leucil-tRNK sintetaze. Svaka od dvadeset aminoacil-tRNA sintetaza katalizira aminoacilaciju specifične tRNK ili tRNK izoakceptirajuće porodice sa srodnom amino kiselinom.[7]
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