Gene
MRPL38
mitochondrial ribosomal protein L38
- HGNC 14033(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000204316(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 64978(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 17q25.1
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 17: 75,898,644–75,904,884 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 9 exons across 6.2 kb
- Protein
- 380 amino acids
- Also known as
- RPML3, MRP-L3, HSPC262, MGC4810, mL38
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000309352.4NM_032478.4
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How MRPL38 is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
- Stretches short reads find hard
Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.
Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).
Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.
Exons make up 1.4 kb of the gene's 6.2 kb; 1,143 of those bases code for the protein.
External links
Gene records
Transcript
Protein
Where this comes from
- HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
- MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). MRPL38 gene: mitochondrial ribosomal protein L38. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/mrpl38
Dante Labs. MRPL38 gene: mitochondrial ribosomal protein L38 [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/mrpl38
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