YBEY, Official Symbol YBEYprovided by HGNC Official Full Name ybeY metalloendoribonucleaseprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:1299 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000182362 MIM:617461; AllianceGenome:HGNC:1299 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 C21orf57 Summary This gene encodes a highly conserved metalloprotein. A similar protein in bacteria acts as an endoribonuclease, and is thought to function in ribosomal RNA maturation and ribosome assembly. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015] Expression Broad expression in testis (RPKM 8.0), thyroid (RPKM 5.5) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all