MRPL18, Official Symbol MRPL18provided by HGNC Official Full Name mitochondrial ribosomal protein L18provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:14477 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000112110 MIM:611831; AllianceGenome:HGNC:14477 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 L18mt; uL18m; HSPC071; MRP-L18 Summary This nuclear gene encodes a protein component of the larger 39S subunit of mitochondrial ribosome. This protein may also aid in the import of nuclear-encoded 5S rRNA into mitochondria. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants, most of which are not predicted to encode a protein. A pseudogene of this gene is found on chromosome 16. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2016] Expression Ubiquitous expression in testis (RPKM 18.5), colon (RPKM 17.9) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all