Ribosomal protein L21 pseudogene 76 (RPL21P76)

Ribosomal protein L21 pseudogene 76 (RPL21P76) is a processed pseudogene related to the ribosomal protein L21 gene. Pseudogenes like RPL21P76 are DNA sequences that closely resemble known genes but have lost their protein-coding capability through evolutionary changes. RPL21P76 does not produce a functional protein and is not considered a therapeutic target, receptor, or enzyme. The parent gene, RPL21, encodes a protein that forms part of the 60S ribosomal subunit and is important for protein synthesis, but the pseudogene itself has no known biological function or role in disease[1][5]. If you need information about the functional ribosomal protein L21, not the pseudogene, that can be provided separately; for this entry (RPL21P76), it is non-functional[1][5].

Other names

RPL21_31_868RPL21P76