Ribosomal protein L13a pseudogene 23 (RPL13AP23)

RPL13AP23 (ribosomal protein L13a pseudogene 23) is a processed pseudogene on the human genome and does not encode a functional protein. It arises from duplication and retrotransposition of the parental RPL13A gene, which encodes a component of the 60S ribosomal subunit required for protein translation. Like many pseudogenes, RPL13AP23 is dispersed in the genome and is not known to have any direct biological function, disease role, or drug interaction. Pseudogenes such as RPL13AP23 may be transcribed in some contexts, but lack capacity to produce functional proteins and are not considered therapeutic targets. If you intended a search for the functional ribosomal protein L13a or its related gene, see "Ribosomal protein L13a" (RPL13A), which is a structural ribosomal protein and has documented biological and disease-related roles. The current query about RPL13AP23 refers specifically to the pseudogene, not the protein-coding gene.

Other names

RPL13A_10_1240