Abstract
Amino-acyl tRNA synthetases (ARSs) are enzymes that catalyze the amino-acylation reaction of a specific amino acid and its cognate tRNA and are divided into type 1 (cytosolic) and type 2 (mitochondrial). In this chapter leukodystrophies caused by tRNA synthetase deficiencies are reviewed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Inherited White Matter Disorders and Their Mimics |
| Editors | David S. Lynch, Henry Houlden |
| Publisher | Elsevier B.V. |
| Chapter | 14 |
| Pages | 253-261 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780323992107 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780323992091 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Publication series
| Name | Handbook of Clinical Neurology |
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| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Volume | 204 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0072-9752 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2212-4152 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Amino-acyl tRNA synthetase
- ARS
- Leukodystrophy