39S ribosomal protein L37, mitochondrial is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MRPL37 gene.[5][6]

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.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000116221Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000028622Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ Graack HR, Bryant ML, O'Brien TW (Jan 2000). "Identification of mammalian mitochondrial ribosomal proteins (MRPs) by N-terminal sequencing of purified bovine MRPs and comparison to data bank sequences: the large subribosomal particle". Biochemistry. 38 (50): 16569–77. doi:10.1021/bi991543s. PMID 10600119.
  6. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: MRPL37 mitochondrial ribosomal protein L37".

Further reading

External links

  • Overview of all the structural information available in the PDB for UniProt: Q9BZE1 (39S ribosomal protein L37, mitochondrial) at the PDBe-KB.