Cytoplasmic tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase; required for cytoplasmic protein synthesis; interacts with positions 34 and 35 of the tRNATyr anticodon; mutations in human ortholog YARS are associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) neuropathies; human ortholog YARS functionally complements the heat sensitivity of a ts allele; protein abundance increases in response to DNA replication stress