Mitochondrial ribosomal protein L20

39S ribosomal protein L20, mitochondrial is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MRPL20 gene.[5]

MRPL20
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesMRPL20, L20mt, MRP-L20, mitochondrial ribosomal protein L20
External IDsOMIM: 611833; MGI: 2137221; HomoloGene: 9941; GeneCards: MRPL20; OMA:MRPL20 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_017971
NM_001318485

NM_025570

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001305414
NP_060441

NP_079846

Location (UCSC)Chr 1: 1.4 – 1.41 MbChr 4: 155.89 – 155.89 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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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. A pseudogene corresponding to this gene is found on chromosome 21q.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000242485Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000029066Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: MRPL20 mitochondrial ribosomal protein L20".

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