MRPL32

Mitochondrial ribosomal protein L32
Identifiers
Symbols MRPL32; L32mt; MRP-L32; bMRP-59b
External IDs OMIM611839 MGI2137226 HomoloGene32711 GeneCards: MRPL32 Gene
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 64983 75398
Ensembl ENSG00000106591 ENSMUSG00000015672
UniProt Q9BYC8 Q9DCI9
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_031903 NM_029271.2
RefSeq (protein) NP_114109 NP_083547.1
Location (UCSC) Chr 7:
42.97 – 42.99 Mb
Chr 13:
14.7 – 14.71 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

39S ribosomal protein L32, mitochondrial is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MRPL32 gene.[1][2]

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 that belongs to the L32 ribosomal protein family. A pseudogene corresponding to this gene is found on chromosome Xp.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kenmochi N, Suzuki T, Uechi T, Magoori M, Kuniba M, Higa S, Watanabe K, Tanaka T (Sep 2001). "The human mitochondrial ribosomal protein genes: mapping of 54 genes to the chromosomes and implications for human disorders". Genomics 77 (1–2): 65–70. doi:10.1006/geno.2001.6622. PMID 11543634. 
  2. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: MRPL32 mitochondrial ribosomal protein L32". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=64983. 

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