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Gene information for MRPS2 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID51116
Official gene symbolMRPS2
Full namemitochondrial ribosomal protein S2
Aliases,CGI-91,MRP-S2,S2mt,
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 belongs to the ribosomal protein S2 family. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 9   Locus: 9q34
Gene position138392483 - 138396519  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size4037 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID611971