RPS15, Official Symbol RPS15provided by HGNC Official Full Name ribosomal protein S15provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:10388 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000115268 MIM:180535; AllianceGenome:HGNC:10388 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 RIG; S15; uS19 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 40S subunit. The protein belongs to the S19P family of ribosomal proteins. It is located in the cytoplasm. This gene has been found to be activated in various tumors, such as insulinomas, esophageal cancers, and colon cancers. As is typical for genes encoding ribosomal proteins, there are multiple processed pseudogenes of this gene dispersed through the genome. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2015] Expression Ubiquitous expression in ovary (RPKM 257.5), spleen (RPKM 201.4) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all