MRPL37

Also known as L37mt, MRP-L2, MRP-L37, MRPL2, RPML2, mitochondrial ribosomal protein L37, L2mt

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Gene data

MRPL37

Name: mitochondrial ribosomal protein L37
Type: protein-coding
Aliases: L2mt, L37mt, MRP-L2, MRP-L37, MRPL2, RPML2, mL37

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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