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Gene information for MRPS28 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID28957
Official gene symbolMRPS28
Full namemitochondrial ribosomal protein S28
Aliases,FLJ22853,HSPC007,MRP-S28,MRP-S35,MRPS35,
Gene summaryMammalian 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 28S subunit protein that has been called mitochondrial ribosomal protein S35 in the literature. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 8   Locus: 8q21.1-q21.2
Gene position80942506 - 80831095  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size111412 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID611990