Nucleophosmin 1 pseudogene 2 (NPM1P2)

Nucleophosmin 1 pseudogene 2 (NPM1P2, also called NG2-6) is a non-coding pseudogene related to the nucleophosmin 1 (NPM1) gene. Pseudogenes are DNA segments similar to known genes but typically lack the ability to encode functional proteins due to mutations, truncations, or loss of regulatory elements. There are no known biological functions, molecular interactions, disease associations, or drug interactions described for NPM1P2. This gene should not be confused with the protein-coding NPM1 gene, which encodes the nucleolar protein nucleophosmin involved in ribosome biogenesis, cell proliferation, and cancer biology[1][4][7]. Similarly, "NG2" often refers to the chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4 (CSPG4), a distinct glial and stem cell marker unrelated to NPM1 pseudogenes[2]. The use of "NPM1P2" or "NG2-6" as a target is incorrect and does not map to any established therapeutic, diagnostic, or biological target. If you are seeking information about **NPM1** (nucleophosmin 1, sometimes confused with pseudogenes), that is a well-characterized multifunctional protein implicated in several essential cellular and disease processes, including cancer[1][4][7]. However, NPM1P2 itself is not functionally characterized and is not an accepted drug target.

Other names

NG2-6nucleophosmin pseudogene 2