Pseudogene similar to sialyltransferase proteins

ENSG00000242507, or "Pseudogene similar to sialyltransferase proteins," is classified as a **pseudogene**, meaning it is a genomic DNA sequence similar to a known gene but is non-functional due to mutations, deletions, or truncations. Sialyltransferases are a family of enzymes (glycosyltransferases) that catalyze the transfer of sialic acid to glycoconjugates, but as a pseudogene, ENSG00000242507 is not expected to encode a functional enzyme or protein and does not play a known active biological or disease role. It is retained in the genome as an inactive relic, and there are no known drugs, disease associations, or biomarker uses for this sequence[1][2][3][8].

Other names

GC20M034108GC20M035520GC20M035522GC20M035525GC20M035529GC20M035532GC20M035552GC20M035639GC20M035741GC20M035830GC20M035923GC20M036573GC20M036702