HGNC Approved Gene Symbol: MRPL9
Cytogenetic location: 1q21.3 Genomic coordinates (GRCh38): 1:151,759,647-151,763,496 (from NCBI)
Mitochondria have their own translation system for production of 13 proteins essential for oxidative phosphorylation. MRPL9 is 1 of more than 70 protein components of mitochondrial ribosomes that are encoded by the nuclear genome (Kenmochi et al., 2001).
By searching databases using bovine Mrpl9 as query, followed by PCR of human genomic DNA, Kenmochi et al. (2001) cloned MRPL9.
By radiation hybrid analysis and analysis of an integrated BAC-STS map, Kenmochi et al. (2001) mapped the MRPL9 gene to chromosome 1q21.
Kenmochi, N., Suzuki, T., Uechi, T., Magoori, M., Kuniba, M., Higa, S., Watanabe, K., Tanaka, T. The human mitochondrial ribosomal protein genes: mapping of 54 genes to the chromosomes and implications for human disorders. Genomics 77: 65-70, 2001. [PubMed: 11543634] [Full Text: https://doi.org/10.1006/geno.2001.6622]