Ribosomal protein L18a pseudogene

This entry refers to a processed pseudogene related to ribosomal protein L18a. Pseudogenes are genomic DNA sequences similar to normal genes but are non-functional; they usually arise from gene duplications or retrotransposition and have lost their protein-coding ability or are otherwise no longer expressed in the cell. The parent gene, RPL18A, encodes a component of the 60S ribosomal subunit, which is involved in cytoplasmic protein synthesis, but the pseudogene does not contribute to ribosome formation or function[1][3][7]. Multiple RPL18A pseudogenes, such as RPL18AP1, RPL18AP5, RPL18AP8, and others, are scattered across the human genome and have no known protein-coding function[2][4][6][8].

Other names

RPL18A pseudogeneRPL18APribosomal protein L18a processed pseudogeneRPL18APX (with X replaced by different numbers/letters depending on the specific pseudogene)