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
protein that is a component of the 40S subunit. The protein belongs
to the S12P family of ribosomal proteins. It is located in the
cytoplasm. The protein shares significant amino acid similarity
with S. cerevisiae ribosomal protein S28. As is typical for genes
encoding ribosomal proteins, there are multiple processed
pseudogenes of this gene dispersed through the genome. [provided by
RefSeq].
