RPL38, Official Symbol RPL38provided by HGNC Official Full Name ribosomal protein L38provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:10349 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000172809 MIM:604182; AllianceGenome:HGNC:10349 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as L38; eL38 Summary Ribosomes, the 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 belongs to the L38E family of ribosomal proteins. It is located in the cytoplasm. Alternative splice variants have been identified, both encoding the same protein. As is typical for genes encoding ribosomal proteins, there are multiple processed pseudogenes of this gene dispersed through the genome, including one located in the promoter region of the type 1 angiotensin II receptor gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in ovary (RPKM 645.4), fat (RPKM 429.7) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all