Biology:60S ribosomal protein L19

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


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60S ribosomal protein L19 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RPL19 gene.[1][2]

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 L19E 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.[2]

References

  1. "The mapping of seven intron-containing ribosomal protein genes shows they are unlinked in the human genome". Genomics 13 (1): 201–7. Jun 1992. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(92)90221-D. PMID 1577483. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: RPL19 ribosomal protein L19". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=6143. 

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