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60S ribosomal protein L29

60S ribosomal protein L29 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RPL29 gene.

Last revised
Jun 19, 2026
Read time
≈ 5 min
Length
1,060 w
Citations
12
Source
RPL29
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesRPL29, HIP, HUML29, RPL29P10, RPL29_3_370, ribosomal protein L29
External IDsOMIM: 601832; MGI: 99687; HomoloGene: 133570; GeneCards: RPL29; OMA:RPL29 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000992

NM_009082
NM_001324533
NM_001324534

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000983

NP_001311462
NP_001311463
NP_033108

Location (UCSC)Chr 3: 51.99 – 52 MbChr 9: 106.31 – 106.31 Mb
PubMed search34
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60S ribosomal protein L29 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RPL29 gene.56

Function

Ribosomes, the organelles that catalyze protein synthesis, consist of a small 40S subunit and a large 60S subunit. Together these subunits are composed of 4 RNA species and approximately 80 structurally distinct proteins. This gene encodes a cytoplasmic ribosomal protein that is a component of the 60S subunit. The protein belongs to the L29E family of ribosomal proteins. The protein is also a peripheral membrane protein expressed on the cell surface that directly binds heparin. Although this gene was previously reported to map to 3q29-qter, it is believed that it is located at 3p21.3-p21.2. As is typical for genes encoding ribosomal proteins, there are multiple processed pseudogenes of this gene dispersed through the genome.6

Interactions

RPL29 has been shown to interact with BLMH.7

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000162244Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000048758Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Law PT, Tsui SK, Lam WY, Luk SC, Hwang DM, Liew CC, Lee CY, Fung KP, Waye MM (Apr 1996). "A novel cDNA encoding a human homologue of ribosomal protein L29". Biochim Biophys Acta. 1305 (3): 105–8. doi:10.1016/0167-4781(95)00224-3. PMID 8597591.
  6. "Entrez Gene: RPL29 ribosomal protein L29".
  7. Koldamova RP, Lefterov IM, DiSabella MT, Almonte C, Watkins SC, Lazo JS (Jun 1999). "Human bleomycin hydrolase binds ribosomal proteins". Biochemistry. 38 (22): 7111–7. doi:10.1021/bi990135l. PMID 10353821.
Further reading

Further reading

External links
  • Overview of all the structural information available in the PDB for UniProt: P47914 (60S ribosomal protein L29) at the PDBe-KB.