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This is a family of short mitochondrial ribosomal proteins, less than 200 amino acids long. that are highly conserved from worms to humans. The structure has previously been referred to as MRP-S18 but the current numbering fits the preferred nomenclature from these authors.
Ribosomes are the particles that catalyse mRNA-directed protein synthesis in all organisms. The codons of the mRNA are exposed on the ribosome to allow tRNA binding. This leads to the incorporation of amino acids into the growing polypeptide chain in accordance with the genetic information. Incoming amino acid monomers enter the ribosomal A site in the form of aminoacyl-tRNAs complexed with elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu) and GTP. The growing polypeptide chain, situated in the P site as peptidyl-tRNA, is then transferred to aminoacyl-tRNA and the new peptidyl-tRNA, extended by one residue, is translocated to the P site with the aid the elongation factor G (EF-G) and GTP as the deacylated tRNA is released from the ribosome through one or more exit sites [PUBMED:11297922, PUBMED:11290319]. About 2/3 of the mass of the ribosome consists of RNA and 1/3 of protein. The proteins are named in accordance with the subunit of the ribosome which they belong to - the small (S1 to S31) and the large (L1 to L44). Usually they decorate the rRNA cores of the subunits.
Cavdar Koc E, Burkhart W, Blackburn K, Moseley A, Spremulli LL; , J Biol Chem. 2001;276:19363-19374.: The small subunit of the mammalian mitochondrial ribosome. Identification of the full complement of ribosomal proteins present. PUBMED:11279123 EPMC:11279123.
