| Entrez gene ID | | 55052 |
| Official gene symbol | | MRPL20 |
| Full name | | mitochondrial ribosomal protein L20 |
| Aliases | | ,L20mt,MGC4779,MGC74465,MRP-L20, |
| Gene summary | | 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. A pseudogene corresponding to this gene is found on chromosome 21q. [provided by RefSeq] |
| Location | | Chromosome: 1 Locus: 1p36.3-p36.2 |
| Gene position | | 1342693 - 1337276 Map Viewer |
| Gene orientation | | minus |
| Gene size | | 5418 bp |
| Gene sequence |
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| OMIM ID | | 611833 |