Nucleolar protein interacting with the FHA domain of MKI67 pseudogene 9 (NIFKP9)

NIFKP9, or nucleolar protein interacting with the FHA domain of MKI67 pseudogene 9, is a **pseudogene**—a genomic DNA sequence resembling a gene but typically non-functional due to mutations or truncations. It does not code for a functional protein and is classified as a processed or unprocessed pseudogene depending on its origin. Pseudogenes like NIFKP9 can occasionally be transcribed into RNA and may participate in the regulation of related parental genes by acting as sources of regulatory non-coding RNAs or by modulating microRNA availability, but as of current data, there is no evidence that NIFKP9 encodes a targetable protein, has clear biological functions, or is directly implicated in disease or therapeutic targeting[3][2][4]. **Note:** - NIFKP9 should not be confused with NIFK, the functional parental gene, which is involved in mitosis and cell cycle progression[1]. - As with many pseudogenes, annotation and validation are challenging due to sequence similarity with parental genes, and their biological implications, if any, are often subtle or indirect[2][4].

Other names

MKI67 interacting phosphoprotein pseudogene 9MKI67IPP9nucleolar protein interacting with the FHA domain of MKI67 pseudogene 9NIFKP9