MRPL4

Mitochondrial ribosomal protein L4

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Identifiers
Symbols MRPL4 ; CGI-28; L4mt
External IDs OMIM: 611823 MGI: 2137210 HomoloGene: 32286 GeneCards: MRPL4 Gene
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Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 51073 66163
Ensembl ENSG00000105364 ENSMUSG00000003299
UniProt Q9BYD3 Q9DCU6
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_015956 NM_023167
RefSeq (protein) NP_057040 NP_075656
Location (UCSC) Chr 19:
10.25 – 10.26 Mb
Chr 9:
21 – 21.01 Mb
PubMed search

39S ribosomal protein L4, mitochondrial is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MRPL4 gene.[1]

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. Sequence analysis identified alternatively spliced variants that encode different protein isoforms.[1]

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