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MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane]
Stable Identifier
R-HSA-5368231
Type
Protein [EntityWithAccessionedSequence]
Species
Homo sapiens
Compartment
mitochondrial inner membrane
Synonyms
39S ribosomal protein L21, mitochondrial, RM21_HUMAN
Locations in the PathwayBrowser
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Metabolism of proteins (Homo sapiens)
Translation (Homo sapiens)
Mitochondrial translation (Homo sapiens)
Mitochondrial ribosome-associated quality control (Homo sapiens)
55S mitochondrial ribosome:non-stop mRNA binds ICT1 (MRPL58) (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:non-stop mRNA:peptidyl-tRNA at P-site:tRNA at E-site [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:non-stop mRNA:peptidyl-tRNA at P-site:tRNA at E-site:ICT1 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
ICT1 hydrolyzes the peptidyl-tRNA bond of the nascent polypeptide (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:non-stop mRNA:peptidyl-tRNA at P-site:tRNA at E-site:ICT1 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:non-stop mRNA:tRNA:ICT1 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MTRFR:MTRES1 binds 39S ribosomal subunit:mRNA:peptidyl-tRNA:tRNA:MALSU1:MIEF1:NDUFAB1 (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit:mRNA:peptidyl-tRNA at P site:tRNA at E site:MALSU1:MIEF:NDUFAB1 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MTRFR:MTRES1:39S ribosomal subunit:mRNA:peptidyl-tRNA:MALSU1:MIEF1:NDUFAB1 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit:mRNA:peptidyl-tRNA at P-site:MALSU1:MIEF1:NDUFAB1 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MTRFR:MTRES1:39S ribosomal subunit:mRNA:peptidyl-tRNA:MALSU1:MIEF1:NDUFAB1 dissociates (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MTRFR:MTRES1:39S ribosomal subunit:mRNA:peptidyl-tRNA:MALSU1:MIEF1:NDUFAB1 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit:mRNA:peptidyl-tRNA at P-site:MALSU1:MIEF1:NDUFAB1 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Stalled 55S mitochondrial ribosome is dissociated to yield 28S subunit and 39S subunit:mRNA:peptidyl-tRNA:tRNA (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit:mRNA:peptidyl-tRNA at P site:tRNA at E site:MALSU1:MIEF:NDUFAB1 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:mRNA:peptidyl-tRNA at P site:tRNA at E site [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Mitochondrial translation elongation (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome with peptidyl-tRNA in A site binds GFM1:GTP (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:mRNA:tRNA:peptidyl-tRNA at A-site [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:mRNA:tRNA:peptidyl-tRNA:GFM1:GTP [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Peptide transfer from P-site to A-site (peptide bond formation) (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:mRNA:fMet-tRNA:aminoacyl-tRNA [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:mRNA:tRNA:peptidyl-tRNA at A-site [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
TUFM hydrolyzes GTP and TUFM:GDP dissociates from 55S ribosome (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:mRNA:fMet-tRNA:aminoacyl-tRNA [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:mRNA:fMet-tRNA:aminoacyl-tRNA:TUFM:GTP [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:mRNA:fMet-tRNA [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
TUFM:GTP:aminoacyl-tRNA binds 55S ribosome:mRNA:fMet-tRNA (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:mRNA:fMet-tRNA [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:mRNA:fMet-tRNA:aminoacyl-tRNA:TUFM:GTP [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:mRNA:fMet-tRNA [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Translocation of peptidyl-tRNA from A-site to P-site (and translocation of 55S ribosome by 3 bases along mRNA) (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:mRNA:peptidyl-tRNA at P-site [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:mRNA:tRNA:peptidyl-tRNA:GFM1:GTP [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Mitochondrial translation initiation (Homo sapiens)
39S subunit binds 28S subunit:mRNA:fMet-tRNA (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:mRNA:fMet-tRNA [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Mitochondrial translation termination (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:MTRF1 hydrolyzes peptidyl-tRNA bond and GTP is hydrolyzed (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:MT-CO1,MT-ND6 mRNA:peptidyl-tRNA:tRNA:MTRF1:GTP [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:MT-CO1,MT-ND6 mRNA:tRNA [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:MTRF1L hydrolyzes peptidyl-tRNA bond and GTP is hydrolyzed (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:mRNA (UAA,UAG stop codon):peptidyl-tRNA:MTRF1L:GTP [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:mRNA (UAA,UAG stop codon):tRNA [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
GFM2:GTP binds 55S ribosome:mRNA:tRNA:MRRF releasing mRNA and tRNA (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:MRRF:GFM2:GTP [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:mRNA:tRNA:MRRF [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Hydrolysis of GTP and dissociation of 28S and 39S subunits (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:MRRF:GFM2:GTP [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRRF binds 55S ribosome:mRNA:tRNA (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:mRNA:tRNA [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:mRNA:tRNA:MRRF [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MTRF1 and GTP bind 55S ribosome:MT-CO1,MT-ND6 mRNA:peptidyl-tRNA at P-site:tRNA at E-site (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:MT-CO1,MT-ND6 mRNA:peptidyl-tRNA at P-site:tRNA at E-site [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:MT-CO1,MT-ND6 mRNA:peptidyl-tRNA:tRNA:MTRF1:GTP [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MTRF1L (MTRF1a) or ICT1 binds stop codon in 55S ribosome:mRNA:peptidyl-tRNA (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:mRNA (UAA,UAG stop codon):peptidyl-tRNA at P-site [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome:mRNA (UAA,UAG stop codon):peptidyl-tRNA:MTRF1L:GTP [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
55S ribosome [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
External Reference Information
External Reference
UniProt:Q7Z2W9 MRPL21
Gene Names
MRPL21
Chain
transit peptide:1-39, chain:40-205
Reference Genes
BioGPS Gene:219927 MRPL21
COSMIC - genes:MRPL21 MRPL21
CTD Gene:219927 MRPL21
dbSNP Gene:219927 MRPL21
ENSEMBL:ENSG00000197345 MRPL21
HGNC:14479 MRPL21
KEGG:hsa:219927 MRPL21
Monarch:219927 MRPL21
NCBI Gene:219927 MRPL21
OMIM:611834 MRPL21
UCSC:Q7Z2W9 MRPL21
Reference Transcript
RefSeq:NM_181515.2 MRPL21
RefSeq:NM_181514.2 MRPL21
Other Identifiers
11719482_a_at
16741314
219927
225315_PM_at
225315_at
2593628
3379714
3379715
3379716
3379717
3379718
3379719
3379720
3379721
3379722
3379723
3379724
3379725
3379726
3379727
3379728
3379729
3379733
3379734
3379735
44059_at
74792_at
7949995
A_23_P115955
GE87260
GO:0003723
GO:0003735
GO:0005198
GO:0005737
GO:0005739
GO:0005743
GO:0005762
GO:0005840
GO:0006412
GO:0032543
GO:1990904
HMNXSV003002568
HMNXSV003054903
Hs.286.2.A1_3p_at
ILMN_1654250
ILMN_1744835
ILMN_2348050
PH_hs_0018483
TC11002011.hg
TC11003226.hg
Participates
as a component of
39S ribosomal subunit [mitochondrial inner membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Inferred To
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane]
(Bos taurus)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane]
(Gallus gallus)
MRPL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane]
(Sus scrofa)
mRpL21 [mitochondrial inner membrane]
(Drosophila melanogaster)
mrpl21 [mitochondrial inner membrane]
(Danio rerio)
mrpl21 [mitochondrial inner membrane]
(Xenopus tropicalis)
LOC119868876 [mitochondrial inner membrane]
(Canis familiaris)
mrpl-21 [mitochondrial inner membrane]
(Caenorhabditis elegans)
Mrpl21 [mitochondrial inner membrane]
(Mus musculus)
Mrpl21 [mitochondrial inner membrane]
(Rattus norvegicus)
Cross References
RefSeq
NP_852616.1
,
NP_852615.1
OpenTargets
ENSG00000197345
ENSEMBL
ENSG00000197345
,
ENST00000450904
,
ENST00000362034
,
ENSP00000389400
,
ENSP00000354580
HPA
ENSG00000197345-MRPL21
GeneCards
MRPL21
PRO
Q7Z2W9
Pharos - Targets
Q7Z2W9
PDB
6VLZ
,
6ZM6
,
7A5I
,
8XT2
,
7A5J
,
7OIA
,
7OIC
,
7OI8
,
7OI7
,
7OG4
,
7ODT
,
8XT3
,
5OOL
,
7O9M
,
8K2A
,
7L20
,
6NU2
,
7QH7
,
3J7Y
,
7QI6
,
8QU5
,
6ZSE
,
8QU1
,
7OF3
,
7OF5
,
6ZSC
,
6ZSD
,
6I9R
,
7OF7
,
7OF6
,
6ZS9
,
8K2B
,
6ZSB
,
6ZM5
,
3J9M
,
8XT0
,
7A5G
,
9CN3
,
7A5F
,
8ANY
,
7A5H
,
7OID
,
7OIB
,
7ODS
,
7OI6
,
7OI9
,
7ODR
,
8XT1
,
7PO4
,
6VMI
,
5OOM
,
7OIE
,
7O9K
,
7A5K
,
6NU3
,
8QSJ
,
8OIT
,
7QH6
,
7QI4
,
7OF0
,
7QI5
,
8RRI
,
7L08
,
7OF4
,
7OF2
,
8OIR
,
6ZSG
,
7PD3
,
6ZSA
,
8PK0
Interactors (9)
Accession
#Entities
Entities
Confidence Score
Evidence (IntAct)
UniProt:P46199 MTIF2
1
MTIF2 [mitochondrial matrix]
(R-HSA-5368271)
0.643
4
UniProt:Q9NSE4 IARS2
1
IARS2 [mitochondrial matrix]
(R-HSA-379571)
0.527
2
UniProt:Q8NFP9 NBEA
2
NBEA [cytosol]
(R-HSA-9667627)
NBEA [nucleoplasm]
(R-HSA-9667634)
0.527
3
UniProt:P67809 YBX1
5
p-S32,S36-YBX1 [nucleoplasm]
(R-HSA-9733227)
p-S32,S36-YBX1 [cytosol]
(R-HSA-9736837)
YBX1 [cytosol]
(R-HSA-9736840)
YBX1 [extracellular region]
(R-HSA-9017791)
YBX1 [nucleoplasm]
(R-HSA-72041)
0.527
2
UniProt:Q9BQ52 ELAC2
3
ELAC2 [cytosol]
(R-HSA-9708824)
ELAC2 [mitochondrial matrix]
(R-HSA-6786837)
ELAC2 [nucleoplasm]
(R-HSA-5696766)
0.527
2
UniProt:Q15031 LARS2
1
LARS2(1-?) [mitochondrial matrix]
(R-HSA-379635)
0.527
2
UniProt:P49590 HARS2
1
HARS2 [mitochondrial matrix]
(R-HSA-379581)
0.527
3
UniProt:Q5TEU4 NDUFAF5
1
NDUFAF5 [mitochondrial inner membrane]
(R-HSA-5689127)
0.527
2
UniProt:P62753 RPS6
4
RPS6 [cytosol]
(R-HSA-72381)
p-5S-RPS6 [cytosol]
(R-HSA-165727)
3OHR147-RPS6 [cytosol]
(R-HSA-9629876)
RPS6 [nucleoplasm]
(R-HSA-6790606)
0.527
2
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