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MRPS14 mitochondrial ribosomal protein S14

Gene ID: 63931, updated on 19-Sep-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: S14mt; uS14m; COXPD38; MRP-S14; HSMRPS14; DJ262D12.2

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 28S subunit protein that belongs to the ribosomal protein S14P family. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2010]

Genomic context

Location:
1q25.1
Sequence:
Chromosome: 1; NC_000001.11 (175012958..175023425, complement)
Total number of exons:
3

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