DEP domain containing 1 pseudogene 1 (DEPDC1P1)

DEP domain containing 1 pseudogene 1 (DEPDC1P1) is a human pseudogene, which means it is a DNA sequence resembling a functional gene (such as DEPDC1 or DEPDC1B), but does not encode an active protein product. While pseudogenes can occasionally have regulatory roles in gene expression, no characterized function, biological process, or disease association is currently described for DEPDC1P1. It is not considered a molecular drug target, receptor, enzyme, transporter, or implicated in any drug interaction or therapeutic mechanisms. Context and clarifications: - “DEP domain containing 1 (DEPDC1)” and “DEP domain containing 1B (DEPDC1B)” are active genes/proteins that have characterized biological roles in cell cycle, proliferation, and cancer, and DEPDC1 specifically is considered a therapeutic target in some cancers. - DEPDC1P1 is a “pseudogene”—a non-functional genomic copy related to DEPDC1, but does not produce the protein and is therefore not a target in the usual biomedical sense. If you were seeking information on a functional target implicated in cancer or cell cycle regulation, references to “DEPDC1” or “DEPDC1B” would be more relevant. For therapeutic or mechanistic details, research should focus on the functional gene (DEPDC1 or DEPDC1B), not on the pseudogene DEPDC1P1.

Other names

DEPDC1P1DEP domain containing 1 pseudogene 1