| Protein Name | mitochondrial ribosomal protein L13 |
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| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Gene ID | 28998 |
| Gene Symbol | MRPL13 |
| UniProt | Q9BYD1 (RM13_HUMAN) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
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Total Number of Articles : 13 |
Description |
mitochondrial ribosomal protein L13 |
| 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. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] |
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