Biology:60S ribosomal protein L4

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60S ribosomal protein L4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RPL4 gene.[1][2][3]

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 L4E 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.[3]

References

  1. "A map of 75 human ribosomal protein genes". Genome Res 8 (5): 509–23. Aug 1998. doi:10.1101/gr.8.5.509. PMID 9582194. 
  2. "Human ribosomal protein L4: cloning and sequencing of the cDNA and primary structure of the protein". Biochim Biophys Acta 1216 (3): 475–8. Feb 1994. doi:10.1016/0167-4781(93)90017-8. PMID 8268230. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: RPL4 ribosomal protein L4". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=6124. 

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