Ribosomal protein L21 pseudogene 4 (RPL21P4)

RPL21P4 (ribosomal protein L21 pseudogene 4) is a processed pseudogene located in the human genome. Pseudogenes like RPL21P4 are sequences that originated via retrotransposition or duplication of a functional ancestor (here, the ribosomal protein L21 gene), but have since lost their protein-coding capacity due to disabling mutations or lack of regulatory sequences. RPL21P4 does not encode a functional protein and is considered non-coding; it has no known function, biological activity, or value as a drug target. Pseudogenes of ribosomal proteins are common and distributed throughout the human genome; the RPL21 gene itself has numerous associated pseudogenes, but only the functional RPL21 encodes a component of the ribosomal 60S subunit involved in protein synthesis. There are currently no known disease, biomarker, or drug associations with RPL21P4. If your focus is on potential therapeutic targets or functional gene products, you likely want to consult the functional gene "Ribosomal protein L21" (abbreviation RPL21), not RPL21P4.

Other names

RPL21_58_1548RPL21P4Ribosomal protein L21 pseudogene 4

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