Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase pseudogene 24 (GAPDHP24)

GAPDHP24 stands for "glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase pseudogene 24," a non-functional, non-protein-coding pseudogene in the human genome with high sequence homology to the functional GAPDH gene. Unlike GAPDH, which encodes an essential glycolytic enzyme and has multiple cellular roles, pseudogenes like GAPDHP24 do not produce active proteins, do not participate in metabolism, and are not studied as therapeutic drug targets. While some pseudogenes can have minor regulatory effects at the RNA level, there is no evidence that GAPDHP24 has biological function or relevance in health or disease[3]. Key clarifications: - If you intend information on the true metabolic enzyme, the correct entry would be "glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase" (GAPDH), a major glycolytic enzyme with well-defined biological functions and some disease relevance[1][2][3][4]. - GAPDHP24 is not the same as GAPDH, is not a drug target, and has no known function.

Other names

Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase pseudogene 24GAPDH pseudogene 24GAPDHP24