MRPS25

Also known as MRP-S25, RPMS25, mitochondrial ribosomal protein S25, COXPD50

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Gene data

MRPS25

Name: mitochondrial ribosomal protein S25
Type: protein-coding
Aliases: COXPD50, MRP-S25, RPMS25, mS25

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. A pseudogene corresponding to this gene is found on chromosome 4. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2016].

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