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Gene information for MRPS17 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID51373
Official gene symbolMRPS17
Full namemitochondrial ribosomal protein S17
Aliases,HSPC011,MRP-S17,RPMS17,
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 S17P family. The encoded protein is moderately conserved between human mitochondrial and prokaryotic ribosomal proteins. Pseudogenes corresponding to this gene are found on chromosomes 1p, 3p, 6q, 14p, 18q, and Xq. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 7   Locus: 7p11
Gene position56019611 - 56023034  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size3424 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID611980