MT-RNR2

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mitochondrially encoded 16S RNA
Identifiers
SymbolMT-RNR2
Alt. symbolsMTRNR2
Chr. MT [1]
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StructuresSwiss-model
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Location of the MT-RNR2 gene on the H strand of the human mitochondrial genome. MT-RNR2, or RRNL, is one of the two mitochondrial ribosomal RNA genes (blue boxes).

Mitochondrially encoded 16S RNA (often abbreviated as 16S) is the mitochondrial large subunit ribosomal RNA[1][2] that in humans is encoded by the MT-RNR2 gene. The MT-RNR2 gene also encodes the Humanin polypeptide that has been the target of Alzheimer's disease research.[3]

The 16S rRNA is the mitochondrial homologue of the

prokaryotic 23S and eukaryotic nuclear 28S ribosomal RNAs.[4]

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References

  1. PMID 11948216
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  2. S2CID 35602546
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  3. S2CID 12088367
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  4. S2CID 4262269
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