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 S17E family of ribosomal proteins. It is located in the
cytoplasm. As is typical for genes encoding ribosomal proteins,
there are multiple processed pseudogenes of this gene dispersed
through the genome.
