Rho GTPase activating protein 17 pseudogene

The "Rho GTPase activating protein 17 pseudogene" (ENSG00000258387) is a pseudogene, a genomic DNA sequence similar to a known gene but non-functional due to mutations or missing regulatory elements. Its sequence resembles Rho GTPase activating protein 17 (ARHGAP17), which is a protein-coding gene involved in regulating small GTPases (notably CDC42), maintaining cell polarity, and tight junction dynamics[1][6]. However, as a pseudogene, ENSG00000258387 does not encode a functional protein, is not involved in any well-characterized cellular pathway, and is not considered a therapeutic target. There are no known aliases, drugs, disease associations, or direct biological functions or classifications for this pseudogene. Most relevant context: Therapeutic research, drug targeting, and molecular pathway studies should focus on the functional ARHGAP17 (Rho GTPase activating protein 17) gene and its encoded protein, not this pseudogene. Pseudogenes generally serve as genomic markers or may have regulatory RNA functions in rare cases, but are not considered drug targets.

Other names

ARHGAP17PRho GTPase activating protein 17 pseudogeneENSG00000258387