Ladinin 1 pseudogene

The ladinin 1 pseudogene is a non-functional genomic DNA sequence resembling the protein-coding LAD1 gene. Unlike its parent gene, which encodes a cytoskeletal protein important for basement membrane stability and involved in cancer progression and autoimmune diseases[2][4], the pseudogene does not produce functional protein. Most processed pseudogenes, including this one, are considered genetic relics with no protein-coding capacity. Some pseudogenes in the human genome have been implicated in gene regulation by acting as decoys for microRNAs or generating non-coding RNAs with potential regulatory functions[3], but there is no evidence that the ladinin 1 pseudogene itself has such a role.