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Symbol MRPL21 contributors: mct - updated : 07-03-2019
HGNC name mitochondrial ribosomal protein L21
HGNC id 14479
EXPRESSION
Type widely
   expressed in (based on citations)
organ(s)
cell lineage
cell lines
fluid/secretion
at STAGE
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
HOMOLOGY
interspecies ortholog to E Coli (50S), Drosophila, C Elegans, S Cerevisiae mitochondrial ribosomal protein
Homologene
FAMILY
CATEGORY structural protein , RNA associated
SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     intracellular
intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,mitochondria,inner
intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,membrane
text mitochondrial ribosome
basic FUNCTION
  • mitochondrial proteins biosynthesis
  • ribosomal structure and biogenesis
  • TEAD1 may mediate muscle development through its target genes, MRPL21, NDUFA6 and CCNE1
    • CELLULAR PROCESS protein, translation/synthesis
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component component of the large subunit (39S) of the mitochondrial ribosome, including two RNA molecules and, at least, 70 MRPs among which 47 proteins for the large subunit
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA mRNAs
    small molecule
    protein
    cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s)
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    tumoral     --over  
    in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC)
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS