Biology:40S ribosomal protein S9

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


A representation of the 3D structure of the protein myoglobin showing turquoise α-helices.
Generic protein structure example

40S ribosomal protein S9 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RPS9 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 40S subunit. The protein belongs to the S4P family of ribosomal proteins. It is located in the cytoplasm. Variable expression of this gene in colorectal cancers compared to adjacent normal tissues has been observed, although no correlation between the level of expression and the severity of the disease has been found. As is typical for genes encoding ribosomal proteins, multiple processed pseudogenes derived from this gene are dispersed through the genome.[3]

References

  1. "Cloning, sequencing and expression of the L5, L21, L27a, L28, S5, S9, S10 and S29 human ribosomal protein mRNAs". Biochim Biophys Acta 1262 (1): 64–8. Jul 1995. doi:10.1016/0167-4781(95)00045-i. PMID 7772601. 
  2. "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. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: RPS9 ribosomal protein S9". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=6203. 

Further reading