CIARC_P042 — Cicer arietinum

Summary

CIARC_P042 (RPL20, CaRPL20) on chickpea chromosome NC_011163.1 encodes a ribosomal protein of the bL20 family, characterised by a RIBOSOMAL_L20_CS domain and a C-terminal ribosomal protein bL20 domain. The product is a structural constituent of the ribosome with rRNA binding activity, localises to the ribosome and ribonucleoprotein complex, and is associated with translation and ribosomal large subunit assembly. The gene is also linked to the biological process GO:0015979. Studies of related genes in other species connect the RPL20 family to these core ribosomal functions, though such roles are not yet experimentally established in chickpea itself.