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. 2010 Jun 1;4(5):327–344. doi: 10.1186/1479-7364-4-5-327

Table S2.

Function and regulation of eukaryotic large subunit ribosomal proteins

Protein Name Organism Function Reference Find online at
RPL4 Rat Required for rapid neurite regeneration Twiss, J.L., Smith, D.S., Chang, B. and Shooter, E.M. (2000), 'Translational control of ribosomal protein L4 mRNA is required for rapid neurite regeneration', Neurobiol. Dis. Vol. 7, pp. 416-428. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10964612

S. cerevisiae Binds to single-stranded RNA/DNA Cusick, M.E. (1994), 'Purification and identification of two major single-stranded binding proteins of yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as ribosomal protein L4 and histone H2B', Biochim. Biophys. Acta. Vol. 1217, pp. 31-40. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8286414

RPL7A Human Part of chimeric protein encoded by trk-2h oncogene Ziemiecki, A., Müller, R.G., Fu, X.C., Hynes, N.E. et al. (1990), 'Oncogenic activation of the human trk proto-oncogene by recombination with the ribosomal large subunit protein L7a', EMBO J. Vol. 9, pp. 191-196. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC551645/

Zebrafish Categorised as an ocular gene; downregulated in eyeless masterblind zebrafish. Wang, H., Kesinger, J.W., Zhou, Q., Wren, J.D. et al. (2008), 'Identification and characterization of zebrafish ocular formation genes', Genome Vol. 51, pp. 222-235. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18356958

RPL7 Human Coregulator of vitamin D receptor-retinoid X receptor-mediated transactivation of genes Berghöfer-Hochheimer, Y., Zurek, C., Wölfl, S., Hemmerich, P. et al. (1998), 'L7 protein is a coregulator of vitamin D receptor-retinoid X receptor-mediated transactivation', J. Cell. Biochem. Vol. 69, pp. 1-12. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9513041

Rana sylvatica Upregulated under freezing conditions Wu, S., De Croos, J.N. and Storey, K.B. (2008), 'Cold acclimation-induced up-regulation of the ribosomal protein L7 gene in the freeze tolerant wood frog, Rana sylvatica', Gene Vol. 424, pp. 48-55. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T39-4T3DCV0-1&_user=4887109&_coverDate=11%2F15%2F2008&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1246451135&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000062864&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=4887109&md5=4e11f74a6e6a29fe16aa172087195d0d

RPL10 Arabidopsis A component of the NIK-mediated antiviral signaling Rocha, C.S., Santos, A.A., Machado, J.P. and Fontes, E.P. (2008), 'The ribosomal protein L10/QM-like protein is a component of the NIK-mediated antiviral signaling', Virology Vol. 380, pp. 165-169. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18789471

RPL13 Hamster cells Upregulated in response to DNA damage Kobayashi, T., Sasaki, Y., Oshima, Y., Yamamoto, H. et al. (2006), 'Activation of the ribosomal protein L13 gene in human gastrointestinal cancer', Int. J. Mol. Med. Vol. 18, pp. 161-170. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16786168

RPL22 Mammals Identical to heparin-binding protein, HBp15 Fujita, Y., Okamoto, T., Noshiro, M., McKeehan, W.L. et al. (1994), 'A novel heparin-binding protein, HBp15, is identified as mammalian ribosomal protein L22', Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. Vol. 199, pp. 706-713. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8135813

Drosophila Interacts with casein kinase II Zhao, W., Bidwai, A.P. and Glover, C.V. (2002), 'Interaction of casein kinase II with ribosomal protein L22 of Drosophila melanogaster', Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. Vol. 298, pp. 60-66. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12379220

Human Binds Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-encoded RNA (EBER) in EBV-infected cells Le, S., Sternglanz, R. and Greider, C.W. (2000), 'Identification of two RNA-binding proteins associated with human telomerase RNA', Mol. Biol. Cell Vol. 11, pp. 999-1010. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC14826/

Human Binds human telomerase RNA Le, S., Sternglanz, R. and Greider, C.W. (2000), 'Identification of two RNA-binding proteins associated with human telomerase RNA', Mol. Biol. Cell Vol. 11, pp. 999-1010. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC14826/

RPL23A Human May play a role in growth inhibition Jiang, H., Lin, J.J., Tao, J. and Fisher, P.B. (1997), 'Suppression of human ribosomal protein L23A expression during cell growth inhibition by interferon-beta', Oncogene Vol. 14, pp. 473-480. http://www.nature.com/onc/journal/v14/n4/abs/1200858a.html

RPL24 Arabidopsis Gynoecium development Nishimura, T., Wada, T. and Okada, K. (2004), 'A key factor of translation reinitiation, ribosomal protein L24, is involved in gynoecium development in Arabidopsis', Biochem. Soc. Trans. Vol. 32, pp. 611-613. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15270688?dopt=Abstract

Marine shrimp Differential expression in gonads Zhang, Z., Wang, Y., Jiang, Y., Lin, P. et al. (2007), 'Ribosomal protein L24 is differentially expressed in ovary and testis of the marine shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus', Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B Biochem. Mol. Biol. Vol. 147, pp. 466-474. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17462931

RPL35A Human Cell death inhibition Lopez, C.D., Martinovsky, G. and Naumovski, L. (2002), 'Inhibition of cell death by ribosomal protein L35a', Cancer Lett. Vol. 180, pp. 195-202. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12175552

RPP0 Human Interacts with GCIP, and over-expression in breast and liver cancer results in cell proliferation Chang, T.W., Chen, C.C., Chen, K.Y., Su, J.H. et al. (2008), 'Ribosomal phosphoprotein P0 interacts with GCIP and overexpression of P0 is associated with cellular proliferation in breast and liver carcinoma cells', Oncogene Vol. 27, pp. 332-338. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17621266

RPLP1 Mouse Over-expression leads to cell proliferation of mouse embryonic fibroblasts Artero-Castro, A., Kondoh, H., Fernández-Marcos, P.J., Serrano, M. et al. (2009), 'Rplp1 bypasses replicative senescence and contributes to transformation', Exp. Cell Res. Vol. 315, pp. 1372-1383. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19233166

MRPL41 Human and mice Suppresses cell growth Yoo, Y.A., Kim, M.J., Park, J.K., Chung, Y.M. et al. (2005), 'Mitochondrial ribosomal protein L41 suppresses cell growth in association with p53 and p27Kip1', Mol. Cell. Biol. Vol. 25, pp. 6603-6616. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16024796

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