60S ribosomal protein L5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RPL5 gene. [5] [6]
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 L18P family of ribosomal proteins. It is located in the cytoplasm. The protein binds 5S rRNA to form a stable complex called the 5S ribonucleoprotein particle (RNP), which is necessary for the transport of nonribosome-associated cytoplasmic 5S rRNA to the nucleolus for assembly into ribosomes. The protein interacts specifically with the beta subunit of casein kinase 2.
Variable expression of this gene in colorectal cancers compared to adjacent normal tissues has been observed, although no correlation between the level of expression and the severity of the disease has been found. This gene is co-transcribed with the small nucleolar RNA gene U21, which is located in its fifth intron. As is typical for genes encoding ribosomal proteins, there are multiple processed pseudogenes of this gene dispersed through the genome. [7]
Ribosomal protein L5 has been shown to interact with:
Casein kinase II subunit alpha is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CSNK2A1 gene.
Histone H3.1t is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HIST3H3 gene.
Casein kinase II subunit beta is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CSNK2B gene. It is a ubiquitous protein kinase which regulates metabolic pathways, signal transduction, transcription, translation, and replication. The enzyme localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi apparatus.
Serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 2A regulatory subunit B is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PPP2R4 gene.
60S acidic ribosomal protein P0 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RPLP0 gene.
60S ribosomal protein L7a is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RPL7A gene.
Protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit 15A, also known as growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible protein (GADD34), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PPP1R15A gene.
Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit 2 (eIF2β) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EIF2S2 gene.
60S ribosomal protein L11 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RPL11 gene.
40S ribosomal protein S13 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RPS13 gene.
40S ribosomal protein S9 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RPS9 gene.
40S ribosomal protein S14 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RPS14 gene.
60S ribosomal protein L28 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RPL28 gene.
Serine/threonine-protein kinase VRK1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the VRK1 gene.
40S ribosomal protein S10 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RPS10 gene.
60S ribosomal protein L23 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RPL23 gene.
40S ribosomal protein S18 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RPS18 gene.
40S ribosomal protein S8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RPS8 gene.
39S ribosomal protein L41, mitochondrial is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MRPL41 gene.
60S ribosomal protein L37 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RPL37 gene.