The UniProt sequence for this gene (AN1709.2) is a partial sequence. The first 132 residues contain ...The UniProt sequence for this gene (AN1709.2) is a partial sequence. The first 132 residues contain the mitochondrial targeting sequence and one of the conserved motifs of tyrosyl-tRNA synthetases involved in charging tyrosine with AMP. The Aspergillus nidulans mtTyrRS sequence was cloned from a cDNA library which includes the upstream 132 residue sequence. The full-length protein has been characterized in a previous publication: Paukstelis, P. J., and Lambowitz, A. M. (2008) Identification and evolution of fungal mitochondrial tyrosyl-tRNA synthetases with group I intron splicing activity. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 105, 6010-6015.