A map of 75 human ribosomal protein genes.

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Kenmochi N, Kawaguchi T, Rozen S, Davis E, Goodman N, Hudson TJ, Tanaka T, Page DC

A map of 75 human ribosomal protein genes.

Genome Res. 1998 May;8(5):509-23.

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Abstract

We mapped 75 genes that collectively encode >90% of the proteins found in human ribosomes. Because localization of ribosomal protein genes (rp genes) is complicated by the existence of processed pseudogenes, multiple strategies were devised to identify PCR-detectable sequence-tagged sites (STSs) at introns. In some cases we exploited specific, pre-existing information about the intron/exon structure of a given human rp gene or its homolog in another vertebrate. When such information was unavailable, selection of PCR primer pairs was guided by general insights gleaned from analysis of all mammalian rp genes whose intron/exon structures have been published. For many genes, PCR amplification of introns was facilitated by use of YAC pool DNAs rather than total human genomic DNA as templates. We then assigned the rp gene STSs to individual human chromosomes by typing human-rodent hybrid cell lines. The genes were placed more precisely on the physical map of the human genome by typing of radiation hybrids or screening YAC libraries. Fifty-one previously unmapped rp genes were localized, and 24 previously reported rp gene localizations were confirmed, refined, or corrected. Though functionally related and coordinately expressed, the 75 mapped genes are widely dispersed: Both sex chromosomes and at least 20 of the 22 autosomes carry one or more rp genes. Chromosome 19, known to have a high gene density, contains an unusually large number of rp genes (12). This map provides a foundation for the study of the possible roles of ribosomal protein deficiencies in chromosomal and Mendelian disorders.

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Polypeptides
NameUniProt ID
40S ribosomal protein SAP08865Details
60S ribosomal protein L8P62917Details
60S ribosomal protein L37P61927Details
60S ribosomal protein L3P39023Details
60S ribosomal protein L11P62913Details
60S ribosomal protein L10P27635Details
40S ribosomal protein S19P39019Details
40S ribosomal protein S28P62857Details
40S ribosomal protein S5P46782Details
40S ribosomal protein S9P46781Details