RPL18A, Official Symbol RPL18Aprovided by HGNC Official Full Name ribosomal protein L18aprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:10311 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000105640 MIM:604178; AllianceGenome:HGNC:10311 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 L18A; eL20 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 member of the L18AE family of ribosomal proteins that is a component of the 60S subunit. The encoded protein may play a role in viral replication by interacting with the hepatitis C virus internal ribosome entry site (IRES). This gene is co-transcribed with the U68 snoRNA, located within the third intron. As is typical for genes encoding ribosomal proteins, there are multiple processed pseudogenes of this gene dispersed throughout the genome. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2012] Expression Ubiquitous expression in ovary (RPKM 1039.7), lymph node (RPKM 680.9) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all