Carbohydrate sulfotransferase 5 pseudogene

Carbohydrate sulfotransferase 5 pseudogene (ENSG00000254992) is a non-protein-coding genomic sequence closely related to the functional CHST5 gene. Pseudogenes like this arise from gene duplication or retrotransposition events and typically lack the ability to produce functional proteins. Unlike the protein-coding CHST5 gene, which encodes an enzyme involved in the transfer of sulfate groups to carbohydrates (important for various cell signaling and extracellular matrix functions)[1][3][5], the pseudogene is not involved in these biological processes, has no known clinical significance, and is not a plausible drug target.

Other names

CHST5PENSG00000254992Carbohydrate sulfotransferase 5 processed pseudogene

None—no mechanism, as it is a non-coding pseudogene.