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 60S subunit. The protein belongs
to the L30E family of ribosomal proteins. It is located in the
cytoplasm. This gene is co-transcribed with the U72 small nucleolar
RNA gene, which is located in its fourth intron. As is typical for
genes encoding ribosomal proteins, there are multiple processed
pseudogenes of this gene dispersed through the genome. [provided by
RefSeq].
