MT-RNR2 wt Allele

**Semantic type:** Gene or Genome

**Definition:** Human MT-RNR2 wild-type allele is located within the circular mitochondrial (MT) chromosome and is approximately 2 kb in length. This allele, which encodes both 16S mitochondrial ribosomal RNA and humanin protein, is involved in mitochondrial protein translation and the negative regulation of apoptosis.

**Synonyms:** - HN - HNM - Humanin, Mitochondrial Gene - MTRNR2 - Mitochondrially Encoded 16S RNA wt Allele - RNR2 - Ribosomal RNA, Mitochondrial, 16S Gene - l-rRNA - rRNA, 16S, Mitochondrial Gene