Gene
MRPL45
mitochondrial ribosomal protein L45
- HGNC 16651↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000278845↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 84311↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 17q12
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 17: 38,297,168–38,323,211 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 8 exons across 26 kb
- Protein
- 306 amino acids
- Also known as
- MGC11321, Mba1, mL45
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000613675.5NM_032351.6
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How MRPL45 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 1.6 kb of the gene's 26 kb; 921 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.). MRPL45 gene: mitochondrial ribosomal protein L45. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/mrpl45
Dante Labs. MRPL45 gene: mitochondrial ribosomal protein L45 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/mrpl45
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