MRPL32

Also known as L32mt, MRP-L32, bMRP-59b, HSPC283, mitochondrial ribosomal protein L32

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

In the Vinony graph

Vinony's link graph records 209 inbound references to MRPL32, and connects out to mitochondrion, Q180686 and protein biosynthesis.

It is catalogued under topics including Genes on human chromosome 7 and Ribosomal proteins.

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Gene data

MRPL32

Name: mitochondrial ribosomal protein L32
Type: protein-coding
Position: 42,932,346–42,948,958 (+)
Aliases: HSPC283, L32mt, MRP-L32, bL32m, bMRP-59b
Ensembl: ENSG00000106591
RefSeq RNA: NM_031903.3, NR_156497.1
RefSeq protein: NP_114109.1

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 that belongs to the L32 ribosomal protein family. A pseudogene corresponding to this gene is found on chromosome Xp. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].