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Mitochondrially encoded cytochrome c oxidase II pseudogene 16 (MTCO2P16)
- Target
- MTCO2P16
- Molecular classification
- Other (pseudogene)
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Overview
MTCO2P16 is a human pseudogene, annotated as "mitochondrially encoded cytochrome c oxidase II pseudogene 16." Pseudogenes are DNA sequences resembling genes but are non-functional due to accumulated mutations and lack the capacity to code for functional proteins. MTCO2P16 is related by sequence to the MT-CO2 gene, which encodes subunit II of cytochrome c oxidase, a key enzyme in the mitochondrial electron transport chain. However, MTCO2P16 itself does not produce an active protein and is not involved in physiological processes or disease mechanisms[2][4][5].
- Other names
- ALS2CR3MT-CO2 pseudogene 16mitochondrially encoded cytochrome c oxidase II pseudogene 16MTCO2P16
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Mechanism of action
Not applicable
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Biological functions
None known; pseudogenes do not produce functional proteins
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Disease associations
None established; disease roles have been described for the functional MT-CO2 gene, not for pseudogenes like MTCO2P16[1][3]
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