Protein: Small ribosomal subunit protein uS12A (40S ribosomal protein S23-A) (RP37) (S28) (YS14) (P0CX29)
Organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c) (Baker's yeast)
Function: Component of the ribosome, a large ribonucleoprotein complex responsible for the synthesis of proteins in the cell. The small ribosomal subunit (SSU) binds messenger RNAs (mRNAs) and translates the encoded message by selecting cognate aminoacyl-transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules. The large subunit (LSU) contains the ribosomal catalytic site termed the peptidyl transferase center (PTC), which catalyzes the formation of peptide bonds, thereby polymerizing the amino acids delivered by tRNAs into a polypeptide chain. The nascent polypeptides leave the ribosome through a tunnel in the LSU and interact with protein factors that function in enzymatic processing, targeting, and the membrane insertion of nascent chains at the exit of the ribosomal tunnel.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14562095, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22096102}.
InterPro domains:
- IPR005680: Small ribosomal subunit protein uS12, eukaryotic/archaeal (family) [8-144]
- IPR006032: Small ribosomal subunit protein uS12 (family) [4-145]
- IPR012340: Nucleic acid-binding, OB-fold (homologous_superfamily) [22-145]
Sequence:
MGKGKPRGLNSARKLRVHRRNNRWAENNYKKRLLGTAFKSSPFGGSSHAKGIVLEKLGIESKQPNSAIRKCVRVQLIKNGKKVTAFVPNDGCLNFVDENDEVLLAGFGRKGKAKGDIPGVRFKVVKVSGVSLLALWKEKKEKPRS
Predicted GO terms:
Molecular Function (MF): GO:0003674 (molecular function), GO:0005198 (structural molecule activity), GO:0003735 (structural constituent of ribosome)
Biological Process (BP): GO:0008150 (biological process), GO:0008152 (metabolic process), GO:0009987 (cellular process), GO:0065007 (biological regulation), GO:0065008 (regulation of biological quality), GO:0071840 (cellular component organization or biogenesis), GO:0044238 (primary metabolic process), GO:0044237 (cellular metabolic process), GO:0071704 (organic substance metabolic process), GO:0006807 (nitrogen compound metabolic process), GO:0006725 (cellular aromatic compound metabolic process), GO:0034641 (cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process), GO:1901360 (organic cyclic compound metabolic process), GO:0044085 (cellular component biogenesis), GO:0006139 (nucleobase-containing compound metabolic process), GO:0043170 (macromolecule metabolic process), GO:0046483 (heterocycle metabolic process), GO:0006450 (regulation of translational fidelity), GO:0090304 (nucleic acid metabolic process), GO:0010467 (gene expression), GO:0022613 (ribonucleoprotein complex biogenesis), GO:0042254 (ribosome biogenesis), GO:0042274 (ribosomal small subunit biogenesis), GO:0016070 (RNA metabolic process), GO:0006396 (RNA processing), GO:0034470 (ncRNA processing), GO:0030490 (maturation of SSU-rRNA), GO:0006364 (rRNA processing), GO:0034660 (ncRNA metabolic process), GO:0016072 (rRNA metabolic process), GO:0000462 (maturation of SSU-rRNA from tricistronic rRNA transcript (SSU-rRNA, 5.8S rRNA, LSU-rRNA))
Cellular Component (CC): GO:0005575 (cellular component), GO:0032991 (protein-containing complex), GO:0110165 (cellular anatomical entity), GO:1990904 (ribonucleoprotein complex), GO:0005622 (intracellular anatomical structure), GO:0043226 (organelle), GO:0005829 (cytosol), GO:0005737 (cytoplasm), GO:0044391 (ribosomal subunit), GO:0043229 (intracellular organelle), GO:0022626 (cytosolic ribosome), GO:0043228 (non-membrane-bounded organelle), GO:0022627 (cytosolic small ribosomal subunit), GO:0015935 (small ribosomal subunit), GO:0043232 (intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle), GO:0005840 (ribosome)