Anti-NLVCF antibodies enable researchers to detect and measure the NLVCF antigen in biological samples. This target is a reported synonym of the MRPL40 gene, which encodes mitochondrial ribosomal protein L40. This protein is known to function in the morphogenesis of anatomical structure and mitochondrial translation, among other biological roles. The human version of NLVCF has a canonical amino acid length of 206 residues and a protein mass of 24.5 kilodaltons. It is reported to be localized in the mitochondria of cells. NLVCF is a member of the Mitochondrion-specific ribosomal protein mL40 protein family.