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Gene information for MRPL18 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID29074
Official gene symbolMRPL18
Full namemitochondrial ribosomal protein L18
Aliases,HSPC071,L18mt,MRP-L18,
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 39S subunit protein that belongs to the L18P ribosomal protein family. Three polymorphic sites exist in this gene, one of which is three nt in length which causes an extra aa near the N-terminus. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 6   Locus: 6q25.3
Gene position160211492 - 160219461  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size7970 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID611831