Mammalianmitochondrialribosomalproteinsare encoded bynuclear genesand help inprotein synthesiswithin themitochondrion.Mitochondrial ribosomes (mitoribosomes) consist of a small 28S subunit and a large 39S subunit. They have an estimated 75% protein torRNAcomposition compared toprokaryoticribosomes, where this ratio is reversed. Another difference between mammalian mitoribosomes andprokaryoticribosomes is that the latter contain a 5S rRNA. Among differentspecies,the proteins comprising the mitoribosome differ greatly in sequence, and sometimes inbiochemicalproperties, which prevents easy recognition by sequencehomology.This gene encodes a 28S subunit protein that belongs to the ribosomal protein S5P family.Pseudogenescorresponding to this gene are found on chromosomes 4q, 5q, and 18q.[5]
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