| Modification Notes |
Mammalian mitochondrial ribosomes (mitoribosomes) are responsible for protein synthesis within the mitochondrion. The mitoribosomes are composed of a 4:1 ratio of protein to RNA, with the proteins forming two subunits, the 28S subunit and the 39S subunit. Across species, the proteins that make up the mitoribosome subunits vary greatly in sequence, preventing easy recognition by sequence homology. MRP-S31 (mitochondrial 28S ribosomal protein S31), also known as S31mt or MRP-S31, is a 395 amino acid mitochondrial ribosomal protein. Localized to mitochondria, MRP-S31 is present in the 28S subunit of the mitoribosomes. |