RPS19

Also known as DBA, DBA1, S19, Ribosomal protein S19, eS19, LOH19CR1

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Gene data

RPS19

Name: ribosomal protein S19
Type: protein-coding
Position: 41,859,848–41,872,931 (+)
Aliases: DBA, DBA1, LOH19CR1, S19, eS19
Ensembl: ENSG00000105372
RefSeq RNA: NM_001022.4, NM_001321483.2, NM_001321484.2, NM_001321485.2
RefSeq protein: NP_001013.1, NP_001308412.1, NP_001308413.1, NP_001308414.1

Ribosomes, the organelles that catalyze protein synthesis, consist of a small 40S subunit and a large 60S subunit. Together these subunits are composed of 4 RNA species and approximately 80 structurally distinct proteins. This gene encodes a ribosomal protein that is a component of the 40S subunit. The protein belongs to the S19E family of ribosomal proteins. It is located in the cytoplasm. Mutations in this gene cause Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA), a constitutional erythroblastopenia characterized by absent or decreased erythroid precursors, in a subset of patients. This suggests a possible extra-ribosomal function for this gene in erythropoietic differentiation and proliferation, in addition to its ribosomal function. Higher expression levels of this gene in some primary colon carcinomas compared to matched normal colon tissues has been observed. As is typical for genes encoding ribosomal proteins, there are multiple processed pseudogenes of this gene dispersed through the genome. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].