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RPS19 ribosomal protein S19

Gene ID: 6223, updated on 7-Apr-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: DBA; S19; DBA1; eS19; LOH19CR1

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 40S subunit. The protein belongs to the S19E family of ribosomal proteins. It is located in the cytoplasm. Mutations in this gene cause Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA), a constitutional erythroblastopenia characterized by absent or decreased erythroid precursors, in a subset of patients. This suggests a possible extra-ribosomal function for this gene in erythropoietic differentiation and proliferation, in addition to its ribosomal function. Higher expression levels of this gene in some primary colon carcinomas compared to matched normal colon tissues has been observed. As is typical for genes encoding ribosomal proteins, there are multiple processed pseudogenes of this gene dispersed through the genome. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Copy number response

Description
Copy number response
Triplosensitivity

No evidence available (Last evaluated 2021-03-24)

ClinGen Genome Curation Page
Haploinsufficency

Sufficient evidence for dosage pathogenicity (Last evaluated 2021-03-24)

ClinGen Genome Curation PagePubMed

Genomic context

Location:
19q13.2
Sequence:
Chromosome: 19; NC_000019.10 (41860255..41872925)
Total number of exons:
6

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