| ID | Sequence | Length | GC content |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAGAGUUUGGGGAUCUACAGCAGCCAAAGGCUUGUCCCUGACUUUAUAU… | 821 nt | 0.4750 | |
| GAGAGUUUGGGGAUCUACAGCAGCCAAAGGCUUGUCCCUGACUUUAUAU… | 970 nt | 0.4804 |
This nuclear gene encodes a protein component of the larger 39S subunit of mitochondrial ribosome. This protein may also aid in the import of nuclear-encoded 5S rRNA into mitochondria. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants, most of which are not predicted to encode a protein. A pseudogene of this gene is found on chromosome 16. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2016]
A study in mice demonstrated that the MRPL18 was overexpressed in the ventral midbrain of a methamphetamine high drinking line compared to a low drinking line, identifying it as an example of a mitochondrial ribosomal protein with differential expression linked to innate risk for methamphetamine intake [Hitzemann et al. DOI:10.3390/brainsci9070155].