Mitochondrial ribosomal protein S18B pseudogene 1 (MRPS18BP1)

Mitochondrial ribosomal protein S18B pseudogene 1 (MRPS18BP1) is a processed pseudogene sequence in the human genome[2][4][5]. It is derived from the mitochondrial ribosomal protein S18B gene, but does not encode a functional protein and has no documented biological activity. Pseudogenes like MRPS18BP1 typically arise due to duplication or retrotransposition events and are generally transcriptionally inactive; they do not participate in ribosomal or mitochondrial function. MRPS18BP1 has no recognized role in disease, drug interactions, or as a therapeutic target. It is included in genomic databases for reference and annotation purposes, not for functional or translational research[2][4][5].