Dolichyl-phosphate mannosyltransferase polypeptide 3 pseudogene

Dolichyl-phosphate mannosyltransferase polypeptide 3 pseudogene (ENSG00000253840) is a non-functional genomic element in the human genome. It shares sequence similarity with the functional DPM3 gene, which encodes a subunit of the dolichyl-phosphate mannosyltransferase complex, but it does not code for a functional protein and is not considered a druggable target nor implicated directly in disease or molecular function.\n\nWhile the functional DPM3 gene is involved in glycosylation and stabilizing the mannosyltransferase complex, the pseudogene corresponding to ENSG00000253840 has no known protein product or biological function. For therapeutic targeting, the functional DPM3 gene (Ensembl: ENSG00000179085) would be relevant, not the pseudogene. No interacting drugs, disease mechanisms, or biomarkers are associated with this pseudogene.\n\nENSG00000253840 is a pseudogene, not a therapeutic target, and lacks functional, pharmacological, or clinical relevance.