40S ribosomal protein S24 pseudogene

This represents a pseudogene of the RPS24 gene rather than the functional protein itself. Pseudogenes are non-functional copies of genes that have accumulated mutations over evolutionary time and no longer produce functional proteins. The functional RPS24 gene encodes a ribosomal protein that is a component of the 40S ribosomal subunit and belongs to the S24E family of ribosomal proteins. Multiple processed pseudogenes of RPS24 exist dispersed throughout the genome, as is typical for genes encoding ribosomal proteins. While the functional RPS24 protein plays important roles in protein synthesis and ribosome assembly, and mutations in the functional gene can cause Diamond-Blackfan anemia, the pseudogene itself does not serve as a therapeutic target since it does not produce a functional protein product. The query appears to be targeting a pseudogene rather than the actual functional ribosomal protein S24.

Other names

RPS24 pseudogeneribosomal protein S24 pseudogene