40s Ribosomal Protein S4 (RPS4X) Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

Cytoplasmic ribosomes, 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 ribosomal protein S4, a component of the 40S subunit. Ribosomal protein S4 is the only ribosomal protein known to be encoded by more than one gene, namely this gene and ribosomal protein S4, Y-linked (RPS4Y). The 2 isoforms encoded by these genes are not identical, but are functionally equivalent. Ribosomal protein S4 belongs to the S4E family of ribosomal proteins. This gene is not subject to X-inactivation. It has been suggested that haploinsufficiency of the ribosomal protein S4 genes plays a role in Turner syndrome; however, this hypothesis is controversial. As is typical for genes encoding ribosomal proteins, there are multiple processed pseudogenes of this gene dispersed through the genome. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

RPS4X: Cytoplasmic ribosomes, 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 ribosomal protein S4, a component of the 40S subunit. Ribosomal protein S4 is the only ribosomal protein known to be encoded by more than one gene, namely this gene and ribosomal protein S4, Y-linked (RPS4Y). The 2 isoforms encoded by these genes are not identical, but are functionally equivalent. Ribosomal protein S4 belongs to the S4E family of ribosomal proteins. This gene is not subject to X-inactivation. It has been suggested that haploinsufficiency of the ribosomal protein S4 genes plays a role in Turner syndrome; however, this hypothesis is controversial. As is typical for genes encoding ribosomal proteins, there are multiple processed pseudogenes of this gene dispersed through the genome. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Protein type: Translation; RNA-binding; Ribosomal

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: Xq13.1

Cellular Component: cytosol; focal adhesion; membrane; polysome; ribonucleoprotein complex; ribosome; small ribosomal subunit

Molecular Function: rRNA binding; structural constituent of ribosome

Biological Process: cellular protein metabolic process; gene expression; mRNA catabolic process, nonsense-mediated decay; multicellular organismal development; positive regulation of cell proliferation; positive regulation of translation; selenium metabolic process; selenocysteine metabolic process; SRP-dependent cotranslational protein targeting to membrane; translation; translational elongation; translational initiation; translational termination; viral infectious cycle; viral reproduction; viral transcription