AKR7A2P pseudogene 1 (AKR7A2P2)

AKR7A2P pseudogene 1 (AKR7A2P2) is a processed pseudogene derived from the functional AKR7A2 gene, which encodes an aldo-keto reductase enzyme. As a pseudogene, AKR7A2P2 lacks the ability to encode a functional protein product due to disabling mutations and/or loss of regulatory elements[2]. Pseudogenes may arise through mutation, duplication, or retrotransposition mechanisms, and AKR7A2P2 likely belongs to the processed category, which forms via reverse transcription and genomic integration of AKR7A2 mRNA. While some pseudogenes can regulate parental gene expression through RNA-mediated mechanisms (such as acting as competing endogenous RNAs or miRNA sponges), no specific regulatory function or disease association is documented for AKR7A2P2[2].

Other names

AKR7A2P2