NCBI Accession #
NP_850376.2
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_180045.4
NCBI Official Full Name
ribosomal protein large subunit 16A
NCBI Official Symbol
RPL16A
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
F7D19.26; F7D19_26; ribosomal protein large subunit 16A
NCBI Protein Information
ribosomal protein large subunit 16A
NCBI Summary
encodes a cytosolic ribosomal protein L16, which is a constituent of 60S large ribosomal complex. Gene is expressed in root stele and anthers and expression is induced by auxin treatment.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
RPL16A
UniProt Protein Name
60S ribosomal protein L11-1
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
L16A
UniProt Primary Accession #
P42795
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q9SJI2
UniProt Related Accession #
P42795
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.