HGNC Approved Gene Symbol: MRPL57
Cytogenetic location: 13q12.11 Genomic coordinates (GRCh38): 13:21,176,658-21,179,084 (from NCBI)
Mitochondria have their own translation system for production of 13 proteins essential for oxidative phosphorylation. MRP63 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 Mrp63 as query, followed by PCR of human genomic DNA, Kenmochi et al. (2001) cloned MRP63.
Zhang and Gerstein (2003) determined that the MRP63 gene has no introns in its coding region.
Using radiation hybrid analysis and analysis of an integrated BAC-STS map, Kenmochi et al. (2001) mapped the MRP63 gene to chromosome 13p11.1-q11. By genomic sequence analysis, Zhang and Gerstein (2003) mapped the MRP63 gene to chromosome 13q12.11. They identified 10 MRP63 pseudogenes scattered throughout the genome.
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]
Zhang, Z., Gerstein, M. Identification and characterization of over 100 mitochondrial ribosomal protein pseudogenes in the human genome. Genomics 81: 468-480, 2003. [PubMed: 12706105] [Full Text: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0888-7543(03)00004-1]