RecQ protein-like pseudogene

The RecQ protein-like pseudogene (ENSG00000274584) is a pseudogene, meaning it represents a non-functional copy or fragment of a gene that once encoded a member of the RecQ DNA helicase family, but it does not produce a functional helicase protein. Pseudogenes typically arise via gene duplication or retrotransposition followed by the accumulation of disabling mutations, rendering them inactive. They do not encode functional proteins, may not be expressed, and are not considered drug targets or directly involved in disease mechanisms or therapy response algorithms[4][5]. Where functional, RecQ proteins play roles in genomic stability and DNA repair, but this specific pseudogene does not.

Other names

RecQ Protein-Like (DNA Helicase Q1-Like) pseudogeneRECQL pseudogene