Family with sequence similarity 9, member C pseudogene 1 (FAM9CP1)

FAM9CP1" stands for Family with sequence similarity 9, member C pseudogene 1. As implied by its name, this locus encodes a pseudogene related to FAM9C. Pseudogenes are genomic sequences similar to known genes but typically incapable of encoding a functional protein due to mutations or lack of regulatory sequences[2][6]. There is no evidence that FAM9CP1 encodes a functional protein or acts as a direct therapeutic target, receptor, enzyme, or transporter. Most of the biomedical literature and databases, including GeneCards, focus on FAM9C, a related protein-coding gene, not on FAM9CP1. Pseudogenes like FAM9CP1 may have regulatory functions at the RNA level, but these roles are usually indirect and not established as druggable targets[2][6]. If your query is about the functional FAM9C gene (not the pseudogene), that locus has emerging interest in cancer biology, but "FAM9CP1" specifically refers to a non-coding pseudogene[1][3]. Summary: FAM9CP1 is not a therapeutic target, protein, enzyme, or receptor. It is a pseudogene, and there appears to be confusion with the protein-coding FAM9C, which has some cancer relevance. Therefore, this entry is *incorrect* in a therapeutic target context and should be flagged as such[1][3].

Other names

FAM9CP1FAM9C pseudogene 1