Entrez gene ID | | 6182 |
Official gene symbol | | MRPL12 |
Full name | | mitochondrial ribosomal protein L12 |
Aliases | | ,5c5-2,FLJ60124,L12mt,MGC8610,MRP-L31/34,MRPL7,MRPL7/L12,RPML12, |
Gene summary | | Mammalian 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 which forms homodimers. In prokaryotic ribosomes, two L7/L12 dimers and one L10 protein form the L8 protein complex. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 17 Locus: 17q25 |
Gene position | | 79670407 - 79674548 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 4142 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 602375 |
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