• Gene id: 6132

Gene Summary

• Gene Symbol: RPL8   Gene   UCSC   Ensembl
• Aliases: L8
• Gene name: ribosomal protein L8
• Alternate names: 60S ribosomal protein L8, large ribosomal subunit protein uL2,
• Gene location: 8q24.3 (144792389: 144789768)     Exons: 6     NC_000008.11
• Gene summary(Entrez): 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. This gene encodes a ribosomal pro
• OMIM: 604177

Protein Summary

• Protein general information: P62917  
  • Name: 60S ribosomal protein L8 (Large ribosomal subunit protein uL2)
  • Length: 257  
  • Mass: 28025
• Sequence:

  MGRVIRGQRKGAGSVFRAHVKHRKGAARLRAVDFAERHGYIKGIVKDIIHDPGRGAPLAKVVFRDPYRFKKRTEL
  FIAAEGIHTGQFVYCGKKAQLNIGNVLPVGTMPEGTIVCCLEEKPGDRGKLARASGNYATVISHNPETKKTRVKL
  PSGSKKVISSANRAVVGVVAGGGRIDKPILKAGRAYHKYKAKRNCWPRVRGVAMNPVEHPFGGGNHQHIGKPSTI
  RRDAPAGRKVGLIAARRTGRLRGTKTVQEKEN

• Structural information:
  • Interpro: IPR012340  IPR022666  IPR014722  IPR002171  IPR023672   IPR022669  IPR022671  IPR014726  IPR008991  
  • Prosite: PS00467
  • PDB: 4CCM 4CCN 4CCO 4UG0 4V6X 4Y3O 5AJ0 5LKS 5T2C 6EK0 6IP5 6IP6 6IP8 6OLE 6OLF 6OLG 6OLI 6OLZ 6OM0 6OM7 6QZP
  • PDBsum: 4CCM 4CCN 4CCO 4UG0 4V6X 4Y3O 5AJ0 5LKS 5T2C 6EK0 6IP5 6IP6 6IP8 6OLE 6OLF 6OLG 6OLI 6OLZ 6OM0 6OM7 6QZP
  • DIP: 37967
  • STRING: ENSP00000262584
• Other Databases: GeneCards:  RPL8  Malacards:  RPL8

Gene ontology

GO accession	Term name	Evidence code	Go category
GO:0002181	cytoplasmic translation	IBA	biological process
GO:0022625	cytosolic large ribosomal subunit	IBA	cellular component
GO:0003723	RNA binding	IBA	molecular function
GO:0003735	structural constituent of ribosome	IBA	molecular function
GO:0022625	cytosolic large ribosomal subunit	IDA	cellular component
GO:0002181	cytoplasmic translation	IDA	biological process
GO:0042788	polysomal ribosome	IDA	cellular component
GO:0005840	ribosome	IEA	cellular component
GO:0006412	translation	IEA	biological process
GO:0003723	RNA binding	IEA	molecular function
GO:0003735	structural constituent of ribosome	IEA	molecular function
GO:0015934	large ribosomal subunit	IEA	cellular component
GO:0005840	ribosome	IEA	cellular component
GO:0019843	rRNA binding	IEA	molecular function
GO:0005737	cytoplasm	IEA	cellular component
GO:0003723	RNA binding	IEA	molecular function
GO:0003723	RNA binding	TAS	molecular function
GO:0003735	structural constituent of ribosome	TAS	molecular function
GO:0006412	translation	TAS	biological process
GO:0022625	cytosolic large ribosomal subunit	TAS	cellular component
GO:0006413	translational initiation	TAS	biological process
GO:0000184	nuclear-transcribed mRNA catabolic process, nonsense-mediated decay	TAS	biological process
GO:0005829	cytosol	TAS	cellular component
GO:0005829	cytosol	TAS	cellular component
GO:0005829	cytosol	TAS	cellular component
GO:0005829	cytosol	TAS	cellular component
GO:0005829	cytosol	TAS	cellular component
GO:0005829	cytosol	TAS	cellular component
GO:0005829	cytosol	TAS	cellular component
GO:0005829	cytosol	TAS	cellular component
GO:0005829	cytosol	TAS	cellular component
GO:0005829	cytosol	TAS	cellular component
GO:0005829	cytosol	TAS	cellular component
GO:0005829	cytosol	TAS	cellular component
GO:0005829	cytosol	TAS	cellular component
GO:0005829	cytosol	TAS	cellular component
GO:0006614	SRP-dependent cotranslational protein targeting to membrane	TAS	biological process
GO:0019083	viral transcription	TAS	biological process
GO:0005515	protein binding	IPI	molecular function
GO:0005515	protein binding	IPI	molecular function
GO:0045202	synapse	IEA	cellular component
GO:0005737	cytoplasm	IEA	cellular component
GO:0003723	RNA binding	HDA	molecular function
GO:0003723	RNA binding	HDA	molecular function
GO:0003735	structural constituent of ribosome	NAS	molecular function
GO:0005925	focal adhesion	HDA	cellular component
GO:0016020	membrane	HDA	cellular component
GO:0006412	translation	NAS	biological process
GO:0022625	cytosolic large ribosomal subunit	HDA	cellular component
GO:0098794	postsynapse	IDA	cellular component
GO:0098794	postsynapse	EXP	cellular component
GO:0014069	postsynaptic density	IDA	cellular component
GO:0014069	postsynaptic density	EXP	cellular component

KEGG pathways

Pathway id	Pathway name
hsa03010	Ribosome

Diseases

Associated diseases	References
Aberrant CpGs in Low Motility Sperm	MIK: 21674046
Teratozoospermia	MIK: 17327269

PubMed references

PMID	Condition	Mutation	Ethnicity	Population details	Infertility_type	Associated_genes
17327269	Teratozoospermia			13 (5 controls, 8 cases)	Male infertility	GSE6967 analyzed by GEO2R (cutoff 1.5 fold)
21674046	Aberrant CpGs in Low Motility Sperm			18	Male infertility	GSE26881