Full name: ribosomal protein L9

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Also known as: L9; NPC-A-16

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 60S subunit. The protein belongs to the L6P family of ribosomal proteins. It is located in the cytoplasm. 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, Feb 2016]

Expression: Ubiquitous expression in ovary (RPKM 1269.0), bone marrow (RPKM 646.0) and 25 other tissues

Gene size: 4799bp

Exon count: 8