NCBI Accession #
XP_015614983.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
XM_015759497.1
NCBI Official Full Name
60S ribosomal protein L5-1
NCBI Official Symbol
LOC9271934
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
RPL5B
NCBI Protein Information
60S ribosomal protein L5-1
UniProt Protein Name
60S ribosomal protein L5-2
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q8L4L4
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q5N8N3; B7SDE4
UniProt Related Accession #
Q8L4L4
UniProt Comments
Component of the ribosome, a large ribonucleoprotein complex responsible for the synthesis of proteins in the cell. The small ribosomal subunit (SSU) binds messenger RNAs (mRNAs) and translates the encoded message by selecting cognate aminoacyl-transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules. The large subunit (LSU) contains the ribosomal catalytic site termed the peptidyl transferase center (PTC), which catalyzes the formation of peptide bonds, thereby polymerizing the amino acids delivered by tRNAs into a polypeptide chain. The nascent polypeptides leave the ribosome through a tunnel in the LSU and interact with protein factors that function in enzymatic processing, targeting, and the membrane insertion of nascent chains at the exit of the ribosomal tunnel.