Protein kinase C eta pseudogene

Protein kinase C eta pseudogene (LOC100419668, ENSG00000259502) is a non-functional genomic sequence closely related to the PRKCH gene, which encodes the active Protein kinase C eta. Pseudogenes are DNA segments that resemble functional genes but typically contain mutations or truncations preventing protein expression. As such, it does not produce a protein, is not involved in canonical signaling pathways, and is not considered a therapeutic target. Confusion can arise with the functional PRKCH gene, which encodes a kinase involved in signal transduction, cell cycle regulation, and cancer, but pseudogenes like LOC100419668 lack these properties[1][3][4].

Other names

LOC100419668ENSG00000259502Protein kinase C η pseudogenePKC eta pseudogene