Large ribosomal subunit protein uL14 is aprotein that in humans is encoded by theRPL23gene.[5][6]
Ribosomes, theorganelles that catalyzeprotein synthesis, consist of a small40S subunit and a large60S subunit. Together these subunits are composed of 4RNA species and approximately 80 structurally distinct proteins. This gene encodes aribosomal protein that is a component of the 60S subunit. The protein belongs to the universal ribosomal protein uL14 family. It is located in thecytoplasm. This gene has been referred to asRPL17 because the encoded protein shares amino acid identity with ribosomal protein L17 fromSaccharomyces cerevisiae; however, its official symbol is RPL23. As is typical for genes encoding ribosomal proteins, there are multiple processedpseudogenes of this gene dispersed through the genome.[6]
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