Characteristics and clustering of human ribosomal protein genes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The ribosome is a central player in the translation system, which in mammals consists of four RNA species and 79 ribosomal proteins (RPs). The control mechanisms of gene expression and the functions of RPs are believed to be identica...

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Main Authors: Uechi Tamayo, Washio Takanori, Ishii Kyota, Yoshihama Maki, Kenmochi Naoya, Tomita Masaru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-02-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/7/37