Keratin 18 pseudogene 17 (KRT18P17)

Keratin 18 pseudogene 17 (KRT18P17) is a member of a large set of processed pseudogenes derived from the keratin 18 gene, which is part of the type II keratin gene family. Processed pseudogenes like KRT18P17 are DNA sequences that resemble functional genes but lack the ability to code for proteins due to accumulated mutations and the absence of required regulatory elements. The majority of keratin 18 pseudogenes arose through retrotransposition and are dispersed throughout the human genome, but they do not have a coding or regulatory function and are not included among functional cellular targets[1][3][7][9].

Other names

KRT18P17keratin 18 pseudogene 17