Rabbit polyclonal antibody to RPL27A (V140)

Ribosomes, the organelles that catalyze protein synthesis, are composed of a small subunit (40S) and a large subunit (60S) that consist of over 80 distinct ribosomal proteins. Mammalian ribosomal proteins are encoded by multigene families that contain processed pseudogenes and one functional intron~containing gene within their coding regions. Ribosomal Protein L27, also known as RPL27, is a 136 amino acid protein belonging to the ribosomal protein L27e family exists as a component of the 60S subunit, possibly playing a role in protein translation. Like most ribosomal proteins, Ribosomal Protein L27 exists as multiple processed pseudogenes that are scattered throughout the genome. Considered a novel candidate housekeeping gene, the gene encoding Ribosomal Protein L27 maps to human chromosome 17, which comprises over 2.5% of the human genome and encodes over 1,200 genes.