60S ribosomal protein L36a

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60S ribosomal protein L36a is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RPL36A gene.[1][2]

Cytoplasmic ribosomes, 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, which shares sequence similarity with yeast ribosomal protein L44, belongs to the L44E (L36AE) family of ribosomal proteins. Although this gene has been referred to as ribosomal protein L44 (RPL44), its official name is ribosomal protein L36a (RPL36A). This gene and the human gene officially named ribosomal protein L36a-like (RPL36AL) encode nearly identical proteins; however, they are distinct genes. As is typical for genes encoding ribosomal proteins, there are multiple processed pseudogenes of this gene dispersed through the genome.[2]

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  1. Dixit VM, Hennessy SW, Grant GA, Rotwein P, Frazier WA (Sep 1986). "Characterization of a cDNA encoding the heparin and collagen binding domains of human thrombospondin". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 83 (15): 5449–53. doi:10.1073/pnas.83.15.5449. PMC 386304. PMID 3461443.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: RPL36A ribosomal protein L36a".

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