{"symbol":"MRPS14","synonyms":["DJ262D12.2","HSMRPS14","S14MT","MRP-S14"],"name":"mitochondrial ribosomal protein S14","description":"Mammalian mitochondrial ribosomal proteins are encoded by nuclear genes and help in protein synthesis within the mitochondrion. Mitochondrial ribosomes (mitoribosomes) consist of a small 28S subunit and a large 39S subunit. They have an estimated 75% protein to rRNA composition compared to prokaryotic ribosomes, where this ratio is reversed. Another difference between mammalian mitoribosomes and prokaryotic ribosomes is that the latter contain a 5S rRNA. Among different species, the proteins comprising the mitoribosome differ greatly in sequence, and sometimes in biochemical properties, which prevents easy recognition by sequence homology. This gene encodes a 28S subunit protein that belongs to the ribosomal protein S14P family. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2010]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":63931,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/63931","proteins":[{"symbol":"RT14_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/RT14_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Mitochondrial ribosomal proteins (MRPL, MRPS)","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Mitochondrial+ribosomal+proteins+%28MRPL%2C+MRPS%29"}]}