ribosomal protein L21 pseudogene 38 (RPL21P38)

Ribosomal protein L21 pseudogene 38 (RPL21P38) is a human processed pseudogene related to the ribosomal protein L21 gene. Pseudogenes like RPL21P38, by definition, are DNA sequences similar to normal genes but are non-functional; they arise from the duplication or retrotransposition of functional genes but have lost their ability to encode a protein due to mutations, truncations, or absence of regulatory elements. RPL21P38 has no known function, is not expressed as a protein, and has not been associated with disease or drug targeting. The functional version of this gene family, ribosomal protein L21 (RPL21), is a component of the large 60S subunit of the ribosome and is involved in protein synthesis, but RPL21P38 itself serves no known cellular or therapeutic role.

Other names

ribosomal protein L21 pseudogene 38RPL21P38