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Gene information for MRPL50 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID54534
Official gene symbolMRPL50
Full namemitochondrial ribosomal protein L50
Aliases,FLJ20493,FLJ21990,MRP-L50,
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 putative 39S subunit protein and belongs to the L47P ribosomal protein family. Pseudogenes corresponding to this gene are found on chromosomes 2p, 2q, 5p, and 10q. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 9   Locus: 9q31.1
Gene position104160919 - 104152249  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size8671 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID611854