MRPL42 Products

Description

Mammalian mitochondrial ribosomal proteins are encoded by nuclear genes and help in protein synthesis within the mitochondrion. Mitochondrial ribosomes (mitoribosomes) consist of a small 28S subunit and a large 39S subunit. They have an estimated 75% protein to rRNA composition compared to prokaryotic ribosomes, where this ratio is reversed. Another difference between mammalian mitoribosomes and prokaryotic ribosomes is that the latter contain a 5S rRNA. Among different species, the proteins comprising the mitoribosome differ greatly in sequence, and sometimes in biochemical properties, which prevents easy recognition by sequence homology. This gene encodes a protein identified as belonging to both the 28S and the 39S subunits. Further experiments will be needed to identify the specific subunit localization. Sequence analysis identified three transcript variants that encode two different isoforms. Pseudogenes corresponding to this gene are found on chromosomes 4q, 6p, 6q, 7p, and 15q.

Bioinformatics

Entrez	28977 Human
Uniprot	NP_054769.1 Human
Product By Gene ID	28977
Alternate Names	39S ribosomal protein L31, mitochondrial 39S ribosomal protein L42, mitochondrial HSPC204,28S ribosomal protein S32, mitochondrial L31mt mitochondrial ribosomal protein L42 mitochondrial ribosomal protein S32 MRPL31L42mt MRP-L31MRP-S32 MRPS32MRP-L42 PTD007 RPML31S32mt

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