RPL4 polyclonal antibody

Ribosomes, the organelles that catalyze protein synthesis, are composed of a small subunit (40S) and a large subunit (60S) that consist of over 80 distinct ribosomal proteins. Mammalian ribosomal proteins are encoded by multigene families that contain processed pseudogenes and one functional intron-containing gene within their coding regions. Ribosomal Protein L4, also known as RPL4 or RPL1, is a 427 amino acid cytoplasmic protein that is part of the large 60S ribosomal subunit complex. A member of the L4E family of ribosomal proteins, Ribosomal Protein L4 is thought to interact with the multifunctional nucleolar protein RNA helicase II (DDX21) and, through this interaction, may mediate the involvement of DDX21 in rRNA processing. Like most other ribosomal proteins, Ribosomal Protein L4 exists as multiple processed pseudogenes that are scattered throughout the genome.