MT-CO1 pseudogene 49 (MTCO1P49)

MT-CO1 pseudogene 49 (MTCO1P49) is a genomic DNA sequence homologous to the gene encoding mitochondrially encoded cytochrome c oxidase I (MT-CO1), but it is classified as a pseudogene and does not code for a functional protein or have a known biological role or therapeutic relevance. Unlike the functional MT-CO1 gene, which encodes a critical subunit of cytochrome c oxidase (Complex IV) in the mitochondrial respiratory chain, pseudogenes like MTCO1P49 are usually non-functional remnants or copies of genes and do not participate in cell biology or pathophysiology[3]. Disease relationships, protein function, and drug interactions described for MT-CO1 do not apply to this pseudogene. Key distinctions: - The functional MT-CO1 gene and protein have major biological and clinical significance, including roles in the mitochondrial electron transport chain and in disease, but MTCO1P49 is not the same as MT-CO1[1][3][4]. - MTCO1P49 is not a therapeutic target and has no known function, disease association, or drug interaction in current biomedical literature[3]. - The presence of “pseudogene” in its name indicates it is a non-coding genomic element, not a receptor, enzyme, or transporter. If you need structured information for the actual gene/protein (MT-CO1, cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1) rather than its pseudogene, please clarify; data such as biochemical function, disease involvement, and drug interactions would be available for MT-CO1, not MTCO1P49[1][4][5].

Other names

MTCO1P49mitochondrially encoded cytochrome c oxidase I pseudogene 49