| Entrez gene ID | | 64949 |
| Official gene symbol | | MRPS26 |
| Full name | | mitochondrial ribosomal protein S26 |
| Aliases | | ,C20orf193,GI008,MRP-S13,MRP-S26,MRPS13,NY-BR-87,RPMS13,dJ534B8.3, |
| 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 28S subunit protein. This gene lies adjacent to and downstream of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone precursor gene. [provided by RefSeq] |
| Location | | Chromosome: 20 Locus: 20p13 |
| Gene position | | 3026675 - 3028896 Map Viewer |
| Gene orientation | | plus |
| Gene size | | 2222 bp |
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| OMIM ID | | 611988 |
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