Entrez gene ID | | 128308 |
Official gene symbol | | MRPL55 |
Full name | | mitochondrial ribosomal protein L55 |
Aliases | | ,AAVG5835,DKFZp686D1387,L55nt,MGC61802,MRP-L55,PRO19675, |
Gene summary | | 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 39S subunit protein. Multiple transcript variants encoding two different isoforms were identified through sequence analysis. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 1 Locus: 1q42.13 |
Gene position | | 228297013 - 228294380 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 2634 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 611859 |
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