MRPL42, Official Symbol MRPL42provided by HGNC Official Full Name mitochondrial ribosomal protein L42provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:14493 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000198015 MIM:611847; AllianceGenome:HGNC:14493 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 mL42; L31MT; L42MT; S32MT; MRPL31; MRPS32; PTD007; RPML31; HSPC204; MRP-L31; MRP-L42; MRP-S32 Summary Mammalian mitochondrial ribosomal proteins are encoded by nuclear genes and help in protein synthesis within the mitochondrion. Mitochondrial ribosomes (mitoribosomes) consist of a small 28S subunit and a large 39S subunit. They have an estimated 75% protein to rRNA composition compared to prokaryotic ribosomes, where this ratio is reversed. Another difference between mammalian mitoribosomes and prokaryotic ribosomes is that the latter contain a 5S rRNA. Among different species, the proteins comprising the mitoribosome differ greatly in sequence, and sometimes in biochemical properties, which prevents easy recognition by sequence homology. This gene encodes a protein identified as belonging to both the 28S and the 39S subunits. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. Pseudogenes corresponding to this gene are found on chromosomes 4q, 6p, 6q, 7p, and 15q. [provided by RefSeq, May 2011] Expression Ubiquitous expression in adrenal (RPKM 12.4), thyroid (RPKM 10.6) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all