ATP6V1F pseudogene 1 (ATP6V1FP1)

ATP6V1F pseudogene 1 is a processed pseudogene closely related to the ATP6V1F gene, which normally encodes a subunit of the vacuolar ATPase involved in cellular pH regulation and lysosomal acidification. As a pseudogene, ATP6V1FP1 is typically nonfunctional due to disabling mutations, deletions, or truncations in its DNA sequence that prevent its transcription or translation into a protein. Pseudogenes like ATP6V1FP1 generally have no direct coding function, although some pseudogenes can act as regulatory RNAs or compete for microRNAs in rare cases[2][3]. ATP6V1FP1 is not considered a therapeutic target, has no known disease role or pharmacological relevance, and is not a receptor, enzyme, transporter, or classic drug target[2]. If searching for a target for therapeutic purposes, ATP6V1F pseudogene 1 should be excluded, as only the functional gene ATP6V1F (not its pseudogene) is relevant for protein-based biological activity.

Other names

ATP6V1FP1