Biology:60S ribosomal protein L18

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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60S ribosomal protein L18 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RPL18 gene.[1][2]

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 60S subunit. The protein belongs to the L18E family of ribosomal proteins. It is located in the cytoplasm. As is typical for genes encoding ribosomal proteins, there are multiple processed pseudogenes of this gene dispersed through the genome.[2]

References

  1. "Nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequence of human ribosomal protein L18". Biochim Biophys Acta 1216 (1): 134–6. Dec 1993. doi:10.1016/0167-4781(93)90050-n. PMID 8218404. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: RPL18 ribosomal protein L18". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=6141. 

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