Is required not only for elongation of protein synthesis but also for the initiation of all mRNA translation through initiator tRNA(fMet) aminoacylation. metG Methionine--tRNA ligase SYM_THET8 metS TTHA1298 Methionyl-tRNA synthetase 618 MEKVFYVTTPIYYVNAEPHLGHAYTTVVADFLARWHRLDGYRTFFLTGTDEHGETVYRAAQAAGEDPKAFVDRVSGRFKRAWDLLGIAYDDFIRTTEERHKKVVQLVLKKVYEAGDIYYGEYEGLYCVSCERFYTEKELVEGLCPIHGRPVERRKEGNYFFRMEKYRPWLQEYIQENPDLIRPEGYRNEVLAMLAEPIGDLSISRPKSRVPWGIPLPWDENHVTYVWFDALLNYVSALDYPEGEAYRTFWPHAWHLIGKDILKPHAVFWPTMLKAAGIPMYRHLNVGGFLLGPDGRKMSKTLGNVVDPFALLEKYGRDALRYYLLREIPYGQDTPVSEEALRTRYEADLADDLGNLVQRTRAMLFRFAEGRIPEPVAGEELAEGTGLAGRLRPLVRELKFHVALEEAMAYVKALNRYINEKKPWELFKKEPEEARAVLYRVVEGLRIASILLTPAMPDKMAELRRALGLKEEVRLEEAERWGLAEPRPIPEEAPVLFPKKEAKVEAKPKEEAWIGIEDFAKVELRVAEVLAAEKHPNADRLLVLRLSLGNEERTVVSGIAKWYRPEELVGKKVVLVANLKPAKLRGIESQGMILAAQEGEALALVTVEGEVPPGAVVK