The gene for ribosomal protein L7a-1 in Schizosaccharomyces pombe contains an intron after the initiation codon.

The gene encoding ribosomal protein L7a-1 in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe is identified by the similarity of its open reading frame to the respective gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The L7a gene is encoded in two different genomic environments as frequently found for ribosomal protein genes in this organism. One of these genes, L75a-1, is located on chromosome 2. The two consensus promoter elements homol D and homol E are both identified upstream of the start codon of this gene. The ATG start codon is separated from the main reading frame by an intron of 66 nucleotides.