Novel nuclear pore associated protein 1 pseudogene

The novel nuclear pore associated protein 1 pseudogene (NPAP1 pseudogene; ENSG00000285818) is a genomic DNA sequence classified as a pseudogene, not encoding a functional protein. It is annotated on human chromosome 1 and is considered a non-coding genomic element, likely a product of evolutionary duplication or retrotransposition of the NPAP1 gene, which in turn is related to nuclear pore-associated proteins. There is no evidence that this pseudogene acts as a receptor, enzyme, transporter, or other actionable molecular target[1][3][4][6]. There are no known biological functions, disease associations, or drug interactions relevant to this pseudogene. Pseudogenes are defunct relatives of genes that have lost their protein-coding ability or are otherwise no longer expressed in the cell. They usually do not produce functional proteins and do not serve as direct drug or therapeutic targets[1][3]. There is no evidence that this pseudogene is misidentified as an active protein or molecular target in the reviewed scientific databases[1][3][4]. Some databases have included expression data for this locus in high-throughput proteomic studies as a putative or "like" protein, but this does not constitute validated function or therapeutic relevance[6].

Other names

NPAP1 pseudogeneUPF0607 protein ENSP00000383783-likeLOC100131107