Xiphophorus_couchianusFamily: PDCD9 Number of Genes: 2
Ensembl IDSymbolEntrez IDRBD RBPome PRIExpresion PathwayPhenotype ParalogOrthologGO
mrpl37
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mrps30
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Introduction

Pfam

This family consists of several eukaryotic mitochondrial 28S ribosomal protein S30 (or programmed cell death protein 9 PDCD9) sequences. The exact function of this family is unknown although it is known to be a component of the mitochondrial ribosome and a component in cellular apoptotic signaling pathways [1].

InterPro

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.

Reference

  1. Cavdar Koc E, Ranasinghe A, Burkhart W, Blackburn K, Koc H, Moseley A, Spremulli LL; , FEBS Lett 2001;492:166-170.: A new face on apoptosis: death-associated protein 3 and PDCD9 are mitochondrial ribosomal proteins. PUBMED:11248257 EPMC:11248257.