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RPL2B 60S ribosomal protein uL2 RPL2B [ Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C ]

Gene ID: 854794, updated on 12-Aug-2025
Official Symbol
RPL2B
Official Full Name
60S ribosomal protein uL2 RPL2B
Primary source
SGD:S000001280
Locus tag
YIL018W
See related
AllianceGenome:SGD:S000001280; FungiDB:YIL018W; VEuPathDB:YIL018W
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C (strain: S288C)
Lineage
Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Saccharomycotina; Saccharomycetes; Saccharomycetales; Saccharomycetaceae; Saccharomyces
Also known as
LOT2; RPL5A
Summary
A structural constituent of ribosome. Involved in cytoplasmic translation. Part of cytosolic large ribosomal subunit. Used to study Diamond-Blackfan anemia. Orthologous to human RPL8 (ribosomal protein L8). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
Orthologs
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Location:
chromosome: IX
Exon count:
2
Sequence:
Chromosome: IX; NC_001141.2 (316768..317932)

Chromosome IX - NC_001141.2Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene 1-(5-phosphoribosyl)-5- ((5-phosphoribosylamino)methylideneamino)imidazole-4-carboxamide isomerase HIS6 Neighboring gene Faf1p Neighboring gene glucose-induced degradation complex subunit VID28 Neighboring gene Snl1p

Genomic Sequence:
NC_001141.2

Go to nucleotide: Graphics FASTA GenBank

Related articles in PubMed

  1. The ABF1 factor is the transcriptional activator of the L2 ribosomal protein genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Della Seta F, et al. Mol Cell Biol, 1990 May. PMID 2183035, Free PMC Article
  2. Characterisation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae genes encoding ribosomal protein YL6. Moore J, et al. Mol Gen Genet, 1995 Apr 20. PMID 7753035
  3. Multiple mechanisms regulate expression of low temperature responsive (LOT) genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Zhang L, et al. Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 2001 May 4. PMID 11327734
  4. Specialized ribosomes and specific ribosomal protein paralogs control translation of mitochondrial proteins. Segev N, et al. J Cell Biol, 2018 Jan 2. PMID 29118025, Free PMC Article
  5. Yeast Trf5p is a nuclear poly(A) polymerase. Houseley J, et al. EMBO Rep, 2006 Feb. PMID 16374505, Free PMC Article

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by SGD

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables RNA binding IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables RNA binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables rRNA binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables structural constituent of ribosome IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables structural constituent of ribosome IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables structural constituent of ribosome IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in cytoplasmic translation IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in cytoplasmic translation IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in cytoplasmic translation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in translation IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in cytoplasm IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in cytosol TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
  
part_of cytosolic large ribosomal subunit IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
part_of cytosolic large ribosomal subunit IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
part_of cytosolic large ribosomal subunit IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
part_of ribonucleoprotein complex IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in ribosome IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Preferred Names
60S ribosomal protein uL2 RPL2B
NP_012246.1
  • Ribosomal 60S subunit protein L2B; homologous to mammalian ribosomal protein L2 and bacterial L2; RPL2B has a paralog, RPL2A, that arose from the whole genome duplication; expression is upregulated at low temperatures

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_001141.2 Reference assembly

    Range
    316768..317932
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001179368.1 → NP_012246.1  TPA: 60S ribosomal protein uL2 RPL2B

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_012246.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    D6VTR2, P05736, P0CX45, P0CX46
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A0L8VR97, A6ZVP9, B3LTM6, B3LUP0, C8Z7W6, G2WGC6, N1P6U2
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cl40667
    Location:1 → 252
    RplB; Ribosomal protein L2 [Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis]
Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
P0CX45.1
P0CX46.1

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