Ribosomal Protein S7 (RPS7)

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.

RPS7 encodes a ribosomal protein that is a component of the 40S subunit. The protein belongs to the S7E family of ribosomal proteins. It is located in the cytoplasm. As is typical for genes encoding ribosomal proteins, there are multiple processed pseudogenes of this gene dispersed through the genome.The deduced 194-amino acid human RPS7 protein is identical to rat Rps7. Northern blot analysis detected an approximately 0.7-kb RPS7 transcript in HeLa cells. The authors identified several RPS7 pseudogenes.