ARL5A pseudogene 5 (ARL5AP5)

ARL5A pseudogene 5 (ARL5AP5) is a human pseudogene that shares sequence similarity with the ARL5A gene, which encodes a member of the ARF family of GTP-binding proteins[5]. As a pseudogene, ARL5AP5 does not produce a functional protein and is not implicated in human disease or as a therapeutic target. Pseudogenes may, in rare cases, have regulatory roles at the RNA level, but there is no evidence of such function for ARL5AP5. The confusion often arises because ARL5AP5 is related to ARL5A, a protein-coding gene that does play a role in nuclear dynamics and intracellular protein transport[1][3][10], but ARL5AP5 itself, as a pseudogene, is not a molecular target in biomedical research or drug development. If you require information about the functional protein ARL5A instead of the pseudogene, clarification is recommended to ensure accurate data extraction.

Other names

ARL5A pseudogene 5ARL5AP5