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RPL26L1
ribosomal protein L26 like 1
Chromosome 5 · 5q35.1
NCBI Gene: 51121Ensembl: ENSG00000037241.8HGNC: HGNC:17050UniProt: Q9UNX3
98PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Hub Gene
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingextracellular exosomecytoplasmic translationcytosolic large ribosomal subunitinfluenzainflammatory bowel diseaselymphatic system diseaseJaundice
✦AI Summary

RPL26L1 (ribosomal protein L26 like 1) is a structural component of the cytosolic large ribosomal subunit involved in protein synthesis 1. The gene functions as a hub gene in multiple disease pathways, identified through co-expression network analyses in mantle cell lymphoma, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), major depressive disorder (MDD), and multiple myeloma 2345. In mantle cell lymphoma, RPL26L1 was identified as a hub gene within the ribosome pathway module associated with disease pathogenesis 2. In SLE, RPL26L1 expression levels were validated as a candidate hub gene potentially involved in disease development and immune dysfunction 3. In MDD, RPL26L1 emerged as a high-degree hub gene with potential therapeutic significance 4. RPL26L1 was identified as one of six prognostic exosome-related genes in multiple myeloma, contributing to a risk-scoring model predictive of 3-year survival (AUC=0.74-0.77) and associated with immunosuppressive microenvironment characteristics 5. Functionally, RPL26L1 perturbation impairs cardiomyocyte proliferation and cardiac development, with knockdown causing cardiac malformations in model organisms relevant to hypoplastic left heart syndrome pathogenesis 1. These findings establish RPL26L1 as a multifunctional gene with roles in ribosomal function and potential contributions to cancer prognosis, autoimmune disease, psychiatric disorders, and congenital heart disease.

Sources cited
1
RPL26L1 identified as hub gene in blue module of mantle cell lymphoma coexpression network associated with ribosome pathway
PMID: 32219041
2
RPL26L1 validated as candidate hub gene involved in SLE pathogenesis through RT-qPCR analysis
PMID: 31673979
3
RPL26L1 identified as high-degree hub gene in major depressive disorder protein-protein interaction network with potential therapeutic target significance
PMID: 31889427
4
RPL26L1 identified as one of six prognostic exosome-related genes in multiple myeloma with predictive performance for 3-year survival and association with immunosuppressive microenvironment
PMID: 40665078
5
RPL26L1 knockdown reduces cardiomyocyte proliferation, causes cardiac malformations in Drosophila, and produces hypoplastic hearts in zebrafish; implicated in hypoplastic left heart syndrome pathogenesis
PMID: 41379537
6
RPL26L1 identified as shared hub gene between polycystic ovary syndrome and endometrial cancer associated with ribosomal subunit and ribosome pathways
PMID: 35830453
7
RPL26L1 identified as commonly altered protein during epithelial-mesenchymal transition in breast cancer cell models
PMID: 34942055
8
RPL26L1 identified as hub gene in vitiligo disease co-expression network
PMID: 33463119
Disease Associationsⓘ20
influenzaOpen Targets
0.46Moderate
inflammatory bowel diseaseOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
lymphatic system diseaseOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
JaundiceOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
frontotemporal dementiaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
vein disorderOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
amyotrophic lateral sclerosisOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
ulcerative colitisOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
major depressive disorderOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
obstructive sleep apneaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
polycystic ovary syndromeOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
systemic lupus erythematosusOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
thyroid carcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
uterine cancerOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
acute kidney injuryOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
head and neck squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
breast carcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
RPL22Shared pathway100%RPL36ALShared pathway100%RPS10Shared pathway100%RPL22L1Shared pathway100%RPS29Protein interaction100%RPS18Protein interaction100%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Liver
100%
Heart
90%
Bone Marrow
85%
Brain
75%
Ovary
54%
Lung
50%
Gene Interaction Network
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RPL26L1RPL22RPL36ALRPS10RPL22L1RPS29RPS18
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q9UNX3
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.05LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.02Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.58 [0.34–1.05]
RankingsWhere RPL26L1 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #4,907of 20,598
    Most Researched98 · top quartile
  • #10,566of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.05
Genes detectedRPL26L1
Sources retrieved8 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Identification of key gene modules and hub genes of human mantle cell lymphoma by coexpression network analysis.
PMID: 32219041
PeerJ · 2020
1.00
2
Bioinformatics identification of key candidate genes and pathways associated with systemic lupus erythematosus.
PMID: 31673979
Clin Rheumatol · 2020
0.88
3
Seeking for potential pathogenic genes of major depressive disorder in the Gene Expression Omnibus database.
PMID: 31889427
Asia Pac Psychiatry · 2020
0.75
4
Comprehensive analysis of exosome-related gene signature in multiple myeloma prognosis and immune microenvironment evaluation.
PMID: 40665078
Cancer Immunol Immunother · 2025
0.63
5
Functional analysis across model systems implicates ribosomal proteins in growth and proliferation defects associated with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
PMID: 41379537
Elife · 2025
0.50