rps12-B

UniProt ID: A4GYN8
Organism: Populus trichocarpa
Review Status: DRAFT
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Gene Description

Chloroplast small ribosomal subunit protein uS12cy that contributes to plastid ribosome structure, rRNA binding, and translation.

Existing Annotations Review

GO Term Evidence Action Reason
GO:0006412 translation
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: Translation is the correct biological process for a chloroplast ribosomal protein.
Reason: The protein functions in the chloroplast ribosome and supports plastid translation.
Supporting Evidence:
file:POPTR/rps12-B/rps12-B-uniprot.txt
With S4 and S5 plays an important role in translational accuracy.
GO:0005840 ribosome
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Ribosome is correct but less specific than chloroplast small ribosomal subunit.
Reason: Retain the generic ribosome annotation as non-core because the small-ribosomal-subunit term is more precise.
Supporting Evidence:
file:POPTR/rps12-B/rps12-B-uniprot.txt
Part of the 30S ribosomal subunit.
GO:0003735 structural constituent of ribosome
IEA
GO_REF:0000002
ACCEPT
Summary: Structural constituent of ribosome is the core molecular function for a chloroplast ribosomal protein.
Reason: rps12-B is a conserved chloroplast small-subunit ribosomal protein.
Supporting Evidence:
file:POPTR/rps12-B/rps12-B-uniprot.txt
RecName: Full=Small ribosomal subunit protein uS12cy
GO:0005840 ribosome
IEA
GO_REF:0000002
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Ribosome is correct but less specific than chloroplast small ribosomal subunit.
Reason: Retain the generic ribosome annotation as non-core because the small-ribosomal-subunit term is more precise.
Supporting Evidence:
file:POPTR/rps12-B/rps12-B-uniprot.txt
Part of the 30S ribosomal subunit.
GO:0006412 translation
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
ACCEPT
Summary: Translation is the correct biological process for a chloroplast ribosomal protein.
Reason: The protein functions in the chloroplast ribosome and supports plastid translation.
Supporting Evidence:
file:POPTR/rps12-B/rps12-B-uniprot.txt
With S4 and S5 plays an important role in translational accuracy.
GO:0009507 chloroplast
IEA
GO_REF:0000120
ACCEPT
Summary: Chloroplast localization is correct for this plastid-encoded ribosomal protein.
Reason: The UniProt entry places the protein in the chloroplast.
Supporting Evidence:
file:POPTR/rps12-B/rps12-B-uniprot.txt
SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Plastid, chloroplast
GO:0015935 small ribosomal subunit
IEA
GO_REF:0000002
ACCEPT
Summary: rps12-B is part of the chloroplast small ribosomal subunit.
Reason: The term correctly captures its ribosomal-complex context.
Supporting Evidence:
file:POPTR/rps12-B/rps12-B-uniprot.txt
RecName: Full=Small ribosomal subunit protein uS12cy
GO:0019843 rRNA binding
IEA
GO_REF:0000104
ACCEPT
Summary: rRNA binding is accepted as a UniProtKB-UniRule family annotation for chloroplast uS12/rps12 proteins.
Reason: The rps12-B entry lacks a protein-specific rRNA-contact statement, so this ACCEPT is explicitly rule-based rather than experimental for Populus.
Supporting Evidence:
file:POPTR/rps12-B/rps12-B-uniprot.txt
DR GO; GO:0019843; F:rRNA binding; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule.

Core Functions

Acts as a chloroplast small-ribosomal-subunit protein that contributes to ribosome structure, rRNA binding, and translation.

Directly Involved In:
Cellular Locations:
Supporting Evidence:
  • file:POPTR/rps12-B/rps12-B-uniprot.txt
    RecName: Full=Small ribosomal subunit protein uS12cy
  • file:POPTR/rps12-B/rps12-B-uniprot.txt
    Part of the 30S ribosomal subunit.
  • file:POPTR/rps12-B/rps12-B-uniprot.txt
    SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Plastid, chloroplast

Has rule-based rRNA binding annotation as part of the chloroplast small ribosomal subunit.

Molecular Function:
rRNA binding
Directly Involved In:
Supporting Evidence:
  • file:POPTR/rps12-B/rps12-B-uniprot.txt
    DR GO; GO:0019843; F:rRNA binding; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule.

References

Gene Ontology annotation through association of InterPro records with GO terms
  • GO_REF:0000002 supplied one or more source GOA annotations reviewed in this file.
Annotation inferences using phylogenetic trees
  • GO_REF:0000033 supplied one or more source GOA annotations reviewed in this file.
Electronic Gene Ontology annotations created by transferring manual GO annotations between related proteins based on shared sequence features
  • GO_REF:0000104 supplied one or more source GOA annotations reviewed in this file.
Combined Automated Annotation using Multiple IEA Methods
  • GO_REF:0000120 supplied one or more source GOA annotations reviewed in this file.
file:POPTR/rps12-B/rps12-B-uniprot.txt
UniProtKB reviewed entry for rps12-B
  • UniProt identifies rps12-B as chloroplast small ribosomal subunit protein uS12cy, part of the 30S/small ribosomal subunit involved in plastid translation.
file:POPTR/rps12-B/rps12-B-goa.tsv
QuickGO GOA annotations for rps12-B
  • GOA rows supplied the existing_annotations reviewed in this file.

Suggested Questions for Experts

Q: Are any Populus-specific plastid translation phenotypes associated with rps12-B perturbation beyond the conserved ribosomal role?

Suggested Experiments

Experiment: Test chloroplast translation and small-ribosomal-subunit assembly in rps12-B perturbation lines.

Type: targeted functional assay

📚 Additional Documentation

Notes

(rps12-B-notes.md)

rps12-B notes

  • Fetched with just fetch-gene POPTR rps12-B.
  • Curated as chloroplast small ribosomal subunit protein uS12cy. Generic ribosome terms are retained as non-core where the small ribosomal subunit term is more specific; structural ribosome function, rRNA binding, chloroplast localization, and translation are core.

  • Addressed PR #469 review on 2026-05-10: replaced circular rRNA-binding support from the UniProt GO cross-reference with the independent UniProt subunit statement Part of the 30S ribosomal subunit.

  • Addressed PR #469 re-review on 2026-05-10: rRNA binding support now uses the UniProtKB-UniRule GO DR line and states explicitly that the ACCEPT is rule-based for the uS12 family, not a direct Populus rRNA-contact assay.

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id: A4GYN8
gene_symbol: rps12-B
product_type: PROTEIN
status: DRAFT
taxon:
  id: NCBITaxon:3694
  label: Populus trichocarpa
description: Chloroplast small ribosomal subunit protein uS12cy that contributes to plastid ribosome
  structure, rRNA binding, and translation.
existing_annotations:
- term:
    id: GO:0006412
    label: translation
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  review: &id002
    summary: Translation is the correct biological process for a chloroplast ribosomal protein.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: The protein functions in the chloroplast ribosome and supports plastid translation.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:POPTR/rps12-B/rps12-B-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: With S4 and S5 plays an important role in translational accuracy.
- term:
    id: GO:0005840
    label: ribosome
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  review: &id001
    summary: Ribosome is correct but less specific than chloroplast small ribosomal subunit.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Retain the generic ribosome annotation as non-core because the small-ribosomal-subunit 
      term is more precise.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:POPTR/rps12-B/rps12-B-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: Part of the 30S ribosomal subunit.
- term:
    id: GO:0003735
    label: structural constituent of ribosome
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000002
  review:
    summary: Structural constituent of ribosome is the core molecular function for a chloroplast 
      ribosomal protein.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: rps12-B is a conserved chloroplast small-subunit ribosomal protein.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:POPTR/rps12-B/rps12-B-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: 'RecName: Full=Small ribosomal subunit protein uS12cy'
- term:
    id: GO:0005840
    label: ribosome
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000002
  review: *id001
- term:
    id: GO:0006412
    label: translation
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000120
  review: *id002
- term:
    id: GO:0009507
    label: chloroplast
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000120
  review:
    summary: Chloroplast localization is correct for this plastid-encoded ribosomal protein.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: The UniProt entry places the protein in the chloroplast.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:POPTR/rps12-B/rps12-B-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: 'SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Plastid, chloroplast'
- term:
    id: GO:0015935
    label: small ribosomal subunit
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000002
  review:
    summary: rps12-B is part of the chloroplast small ribosomal subunit.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: The term correctly captures its ribosomal-complex context.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:POPTR/rps12-B/rps12-B-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: 'RecName: Full=Small ribosomal subunit protein uS12cy'
  qualifier: part_of
- term:
    id: GO:0019843
    label: rRNA binding
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000104
  review:
    summary: rRNA binding is accepted as a UniProtKB-UniRule family annotation for chloroplast 
      uS12/rps12 proteins.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: The rps12-B entry lacks a protein-specific rRNA-contact statement, so this ACCEPT is 
      explicitly rule-based rather than experimental for Populus.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: file:POPTR/rps12-B/rps12-B-uniprot.txt
      supporting_text: DR   GO; GO:0019843; F:rRNA binding; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule.
references:
- id: GO_REF:0000002
  title: Gene Ontology annotation through association of InterPro records with GO terms
  findings:
  - statement: GO_REF:0000002 supplied one or more source GOA annotations reviewed in this file.
- id: GO_REF:0000033
  title: Annotation inferences using phylogenetic trees
  findings:
  - statement: GO_REF:0000033 supplied one or more source GOA annotations reviewed in this file.
- id: GO_REF:0000104
  title: Electronic Gene Ontology annotations created by transferring manual GO annotations between 
    related proteins based on shared sequence features
  findings:
  - statement: GO_REF:0000104 supplied one or more source GOA annotations reviewed in this file.
- id: GO_REF:0000120
  title: Combined Automated Annotation using Multiple IEA Methods
  findings:
  - statement: GO_REF:0000120 supplied one or more source GOA annotations reviewed in this file.
- id: file:POPTR/rps12-B/rps12-B-uniprot.txt
  title: UniProtKB reviewed entry for rps12-B
  findings:
  - statement: UniProt identifies rps12-B as chloroplast small ribosomal subunit protein uS12cy, 
      part of the 30S/small ribosomal subunit involved in plastid translation.
- id: file:POPTR/rps12-B/rps12-B-goa.tsv
  title: QuickGO GOA annotations for rps12-B
  findings:
  - statement: GOA rows supplied the existing_annotations reviewed in this file.
core_functions:
- description: Acts as a chloroplast small-ribosomal-subunit protein that contributes to ribosome 
    structure, rRNA binding, and translation.
  molecular_function:
    id: GO:0003735
    label: structural constituent of ribosome
  directly_involved_in:
  - &id003
    id: GO:0006412
    label: translation
  locations:
  - id: GO:0009507
    label: chloroplast
  in_complex: &id004
    id: GO:0015935
    label: small ribosomal subunit
  supported_by:
  - reference_id: file:POPTR/rps12-B/rps12-B-uniprot.txt
    supporting_text: 'RecName: Full=Small ribosomal subunit protein uS12cy'
  - reference_id: file:POPTR/rps12-B/rps12-B-uniprot.txt
    supporting_text: Part of the 30S ribosomal subunit.
  - reference_id: file:POPTR/rps12-B/rps12-B-uniprot.txt
    supporting_text: 'SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Plastid, chloroplast'
- description: Has rule-based rRNA binding annotation as part of the chloroplast small ribosomal 
    subunit.
  molecular_function:
    id: GO:0019843
    label: rRNA binding
  directly_involved_in:
  - *id003
  locations: []
  in_complex: *id004
  supported_by:
  - reference_id: file:POPTR/rps12-B/rps12-B-uniprot.txt
    supporting_text: DR   GO; GO:0019843; F:rRNA binding; IEA:UniProtKB-UniRule.
proposed_new_terms: []
suggested_questions:
- question: Are any Populus-specific plastid translation phenotypes associated with rps12-B 
    perturbation beyond the conserved ribosomal role?
suggested_experiments:
- description: Test chloroplast translation and small-ribosomal-subunit assembly in rps12-B 
    perturbation lines.
  experiment_type: targeted functional assay