5S ribosomal RNA pseudogene 523 (RNA5SP523)

5S ribosomal RNA pseudogene 523 (RNA5SP523) is an *RNA pseudogene* found in the human genome. It is annotated as related to the 5S ribosomal RNA gene family, which is crucial in ribosome structure and function, but as a pseudogene, RNA5SP523 does not produce functional RNA and is not translated into a protein. Pseudogenes arise from gene duplication or retrotransposition events and usually lose their ability to encode functional products due to disabling mutations. RNA5SP523 does not act as a receptor, enzyme, transporter, transcription factor, or other typical drug target class. It does not currently have known biological function, disease associations, drug interactions, or clinical biomarker utility. As a result, it should not be considered a therapeutic target, and its inclusion on a list of molecular targets is likely a misclassification.

Other names

5S rRNA pseudogene 523RNA5SP5235S ribosomal RNA pseudogene