Mitochondrial ribosomal protein S23 pseudogene

The mitochondrial ribosomal protein S23 pseudogene is a genomic DNA sequence sharing high similarity with the coding MRPS23 gene, but does not encode a functional mitochondrial ribosomal protein. Pseudogenes like this are considered non-functional gene remnants and are not typically transcribed or translated into active proteins. Functional MRPS23 is a protein-coding gene critical for mitochondrial protein synthesis and has roles in cancer and mitochondrial disease, but the pseudogene itself is not biologically active and does not have a characterized role in health or disease. Important context: There are multiple pseudogenes for ribosomal protein S23 in the human genome, including ones on different chromosomes, all classified as non-functional. Occasionally, pseudogenes may be transcribed and have regulatory roles, but there is no evidence for a disease or drug-target role for the MRPS23 pseudogenes cited here. If you are looking for information on the functional gene/protein, search for "mitochondrial ribosomal protein S23" (MRPS23), not the pseudogene.

Other names

MRPS23Pmitochondrial ribosomal protein S23 pseudogene

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