Species Human Entrez 6137 | Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000167526 | |
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Aliases RPL13, BBC1, D16S444E, D16S44E, L13, ribosomal protein L13 External IDs MGI: 3642685 HomoloGene: 5568 GeneCards: RPL13 | ||
60S ribosomal protein L13' is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RPL13 gene.
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Function
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 60S subunit. The protein belongs to the L13E family of ribosomal proteins. It is located in the cytoplasm. This gene is expressed at significantly higher levels in benign breast lesions than in breast carcinomas. Transcript variants derived from alternative splicing and/or alternative polyadenylation exist; these variants encode the same protein. As is typical for genes encoding ribosomal proteins, there are multiple processed pseudogenes of this gene dispersed through the genome.
Interactions
RPL13 has been shown to interact with CDC5L.