CEA cell adhesion molecule pseudogene 2 (CEACAMP2)

CEA cell adhesion molecule pseudogene 2 (CEACAMP2) is a member of the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)-related cell adhesion molecule (CEACAM) gene family, but it is classified as a **pseudogene**, meaning it does not encode a functional protein. Pseudogenes arise from gene duplication or retrotransposition events and usually bear high sequence similarity to protein-coding genes but are rendered non-functional by mutations, deletions, or lack of regulatory elements. As a pseudogene, CEACAMP2 is not considered a therapeutic target, does not have established biological functions or disease relevance, and has no known interactions with drugs or roles as a biomarker. There is nothing to suggest from the biomedical literature that CEACAMP2 is involved in any disease mechanisms or therapeutic pathways relevant to the functional CEACAM proteins such as CEACAM1, CEACAM5, or CEACAM6. Its inclusion as a target is likely due to an error, confusion with related functional proteins, or automated extraction from gene lists.

Other names

CEACAMP2CEA cell adhesion molecule pseudogene 2