| Retrocopy Name | MRPL39P1 | 
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| Species | Homo sapiens | |
| Coordinates (hg38) | chr5:67689959-67690439 UCSC | |
| Coordinates (T2T) | chr5:68512183-68512663 UCSC | |
| Coordinates (hg19) | chr5:66985787-66986267 UCSC | |
| Strand | - | |
| Parental Sequence | NM_017446.4 | |
| Parental seq. overlap | 435 bp | |
| Parental seq. overlap (%) | 40.5% | |
| Genomic Region | 
									Intergenic | 
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| Retrocopy Summary | MRPL39P1, located on chr5:67689959-67690439, is a retrocopy of the parental gene MRPL39. Retrocopies of protein-coding genes, also known as processed pseudogenes, are intriguing genomic elements with implications in genome evolution and diseases. While some retrocopies are non-functional, there are examples of retrocopies (retrogenes) acquiring regulatory roles or exhibiting neofunctionalization unrelated to their parental genes. | 
| Gene Name | MRPL39 | 
| Full Name | mitochondrial ribosomal protein L39 | 
| Also known as | C21orf92|L39mt|L5mt|MRP-L5|MRPL5|MSTP003|PRED22|PRED66|RPML5 | 
| Coordinate | chr21:25585656-25607858 | 
| Strand | - | 
| Gene summary | Mammalian mitochondrial ribosomal proteins are encoded by nuclear genes and help in protein synthesis within the mitochondrion. Mitochondrial ribosomes (mitoribosomes) consist of a small 28S subunit and a large 39S subunit. They have an estimated 75% protein to rRNA composition compared to prokaryotic ribosomes, where this ratio is reversed. Another difference between mammalian mitoribosomes and prokaryotic ribosomes is that the latter contain a 5S rRNA. Among different species, the proteins comprising the mitoribosome differ greatly in sequence, and sometimes in biochemical properties, which prevents easy recognition by sequence homology. This gene encodes a 39S subunit protein. Two transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been described. A pseudogene corresponding to this gene is found on chromosome 5q. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] | 
| Species | Scientific Name | Retrocopy | |
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			Bonobo | Pan paniscus | MRPL39P1 | 
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			Gorilla | Gorilla gorilla | MRPL39P1 | 
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			Orangutan | Pongo abelii | MRPL39P1 | 
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			Gibbon | Nomascus leucogenys | MRPL39P1 | 
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			Green monkey | Chlorocebus sabaeus | MRPL39P1 | 
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			Crab-eating macaque | Macaca fascicularis | MRPL39P1 | 
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			Baboon | Papio anubis | MRPL39P1 | 
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			Golden snub-nosed monkey | Rhinopithecus roxellana | MRPL39P1 | 
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			Marmoset | Callithrix jacchus | MRPL39P1 | 
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			Chimpanzee | Pan troglodytes | Without Homology | 
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			Rhesus | Macaca mulatta | Without Homology | 
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			Mouse lemur | Microcebus murinus | Without Homology | 
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			Mouse | Mus musculus | Without Homology | 
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			Rat | Rattus norvegicus | Without Homology | 
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			Chinese hamster | Cricetulus griseus | Without Homology | 
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			Rabbit | Oryctolagus cuniculus | Without Homology | 
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			Pig | Sus scrofa | Without Homology | 
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			Cow | Bos taurus | Without Homology | 
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			Sheep | Ovis aries | Without Homology | 
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			Dolphin | Tursiops truncatus | Without Homology | 
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			Horse | Equus caballus | Without Homology | 
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			Dog | Canis familiaris | Without Homology | 
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			Panda | Ailuropoda melanoleuca | Without Homology | 
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			Cat | Felis catus | Without Homology | 
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			Pale spear-nosed bat | Phyllostomus discolor | Without Homology | 
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			Velvety free-tailed bat | Molossus molossus | Without Homology | 
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			Greater mouse-eared bat | Myotis myotis | Without Homology | 
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			Kuhl's pipistrelle | Pipistrellus kuhlii | Without Homology | 
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			Greater horseshoe bat | Rhinolophus ferrumequinum | Without Homology | 
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			Egyptian rousette | Rousettus aegyptiacus | Without Homology | 
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			Sloth | Choloepus didactylus | Without Homology | 
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			Tasmanian Devil | Sarcophilus harrisii | Without Homology | 
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			Opossum | Monodelphis domestica | Without Homology | 
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			Platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | Without Homology | 
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			Chicken | Gallus gallus | Without Homology | 
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			Turkey | Meleagris gallopavo | Without Homology | 
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			Zebra Finch | Taeniopygia guttata | Without Homology | 
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			Budgerigar | Melopsittacus undulatus | Without Homology | 
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			Painted Turtle | Chrysemys picta | Without Homology | 
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			Lizard | Anolis Carolinensis | Without Homology | 
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			Frog | Xenopus tropicalis | Without Homology | 
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			Zebrafish | Danio rerio | Without Homology | 
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			Drosophila | Drosophila melanogaster | Without Homology | 
| >MRPL39P1 | 
| CAAAAGAGAACCTACGTTCCTTCACAAAGGACGTTCATGCTTTAATTTATAAAGATCTTTCATTTCAAACTCTGGATGCTGAAGCAAAAGTGGCATTGGAAATATTACAACACAAGTACAAAACAGATTTCACAGAAAAGAAGGCATCTCAGAACCCTGAGAGAATAGTCAAGCTACACAGAATAGGTAATTTCATTGATGTGAGTGAGGGCCCTCTGATTCCAAGAACAAGTATTTGCTTCCAGTATGAAGTGTCAGCAGTTCACAATCTTCAACCTAACCAGCCAAGTCTTATATGAAGATTCCAGGGTCTGTCTTTACCCATTCACTTAAGAGCACGTTTTACGATATGGGATAAGCTATTGGAAAGATCTCATAAAATGGTAACTGAAGATCAAACTAAACTGATAAAGCAAAGTGCATCTGCCTAATAACTTTCCAAAATTTAAATATGTATAGTAAGTTAAATGTTTTTAATATT | 
| >NM_017446.4 | 
| GCTGCTATGGAGGCGCTGGCCATGGGTTCCCGGGCGCTGCGGCTCTGGCTGGTCGCACCCGGTGGCGGGATCAAATGGAGATTTATAGCAACATCGTCAGCTTCTCAGCTGTCACCGACAGAATTGACAGAAATGCGGAATGATCTCTTTAATAAAGAGAAAGCCAGGCAGTTATCATTAACTCCCCGAACTGAGAAGATAGAAGTTAAGCATGTTGGGAAAACTGACCCCGGTACTGTCTTCGTGATGAATAAAAACATTTCAACTCCCTacagttgtgccatgcATTTAAGCGAGTGGTATTGCAGGAAGTCCATTCTGGCTCTGGTGGATGGACAGCCTTGGGACATGTATAAGCCTTTAACAAAGTCCTGTGAAATTAAATTTCTTACTTTCAAAGATTGTGATCCAGGAGAAGTGAATAAGGCATATTGGCGTTCCTGTGCTATGATGATGGGCTGTGTGATAGAGAGGGCATTCAAAGATGAATATATGGTCAATTTGGTCAGAGCTCCAGAAGTTCCTGTAATTTCTGGTGCCTTCTGTTATGACGTAGTTTTGGATAGCAAACTTGATGAGTGGATGCCAACAAAAGAGAACTTACGTTCCTTCACAAAAGATGCTCATGCTTTAATTTATAAAGATCTTCCATTTGAAACTCTGGAAGTTGAAGCAAAAGTGGCATTGGAAATATTTCAACACAGCAAGTACAAAGTAGATTTCATAGAAGAGAAGGCATCTCAGAACCCTGAGAGAATAGTCAAGCTACACAGAATAGGTGACTTCATTGATGTGAGTGAGGGCCCTCTTATTCCAAGAACAAGTATTTGTTTCCAGTATGAAGTATCAGCAGTTCACAATCTTCAACCCACCCAGCCAAGTCTCATACGAAGATTCCAGGGCGTGTCTTTACCTGTTCACTTAAGAGCACATTTTACAATATGGGATAAGCTATTGGAAAGATCTCGGAAAATGGTAACTGAAGATCAAAGTAAAGCAACAGAGGAATGTACATCTACCTAATAACTTTCTAAAATTTAAATATGTATAATAAAATAAATGTTTTAAATATAA | 
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