AK3 pseudogene 5 (AK3P5)

AK3 pseudogene 5 (AK3P5) is classified as a **pseudogene** of the adenylate kinase 3 (AK3) gene[1]. Pseudogenes are DNA sequences similar to known genes but are generally non-functional due to mutations or lack of regulatory elements required for protein expression[2]. There is no evidence that AK3P5 encodes a functional protein or acts as a direct therapeutic target, receptor, enzyme, or transporter. Unlike its parental gene AK3, which encodes a mitochondrial enzyme involved in nucleotide metabolism, pseudogenes such as AK3P5 typically do not have biological functions or direct disease relevance established in the literature[1][2][5]. Literature references concentrate on the properties and functions of the functional AK3 gene but make no mention of AK3P5 as a clinically or pharmacologically relevant entity.

Other names

AK3P5adenylate kinase 3 pseudogene 5