Pseudogene similar to ribosomal protein S25

ENSG00000234004 corresponds to a processed pseudogene similar to ribosomal protein S25 (RPS25). Pseudogenes are genomic DNA sequences similar to normal genes but typically nonfunctional due to mutations or lack of regulatory elements. They do not encode functional proteins and play no known direct role as drug targets, disease drivers, or biomarkers in clinical practice. Their primary relevance may be as evolutionary relics or through very rare noncanonical regulatory functions (for example, if transcribed RNAs have regulatory effects), but no such role is described for this entry. Processed pseudogenes for ribosomal protein genes are common in the human genome due to the high expression of their parent genes, but they are generally regarded as biologically inert[3].

Other names

RPS25Ppseudogene similar to ribosomal protein S25