Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase 2 (mitochondrial), pseudogene

Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase 2 (mitochondrial), pseudogene (ENSG00000266907) is a **nonfunctional segment of DNA** homologous to the gene encoding the mitochondrial enzyme glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase 2 (GPD2). Pseudogenes, such as this, result from gene duplication or retrotransposition events and *lack the regulatory sequences or coding integrity required to produce a functional protein product*. They are classified as "junk DNA" and are generally not involved in cellular metabolism, disease, or therapeutic targeting. While rare pseudogenes may have regulatory roles or create noncoding RNAs, there is no evidence this pseudogene is biologically active or relevant for drug targeting or diagnostic purposes[1][5].

Other names

GPD2 pseudogeneGlycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase 2 (mitochondrial) pseudogeneENSG00000266907