Ribosomal protein L31 pseudogene 54 (RPL31P54)

Ribosomal protein L31 pseudogene 54 (RPL31P54) is a processed pseudogene related to the ribosomal protein L31 gene (RPL31). Pseudogenes are DNA sequences similar to normal genes but generally non-functional due to mutations or lack of regulatory elements. RPL31P54 is not known to encode a protein or to be involved directly in human disease nor to represent a classical drug target. While pseudogenes can sometimes have regulatory roles (e.g., as non-coding RNAs), there is no evidence that RPL31P54 is implicated in any pathology or therapeutic intervention. It should not be confused with the functional gene RPL31, which encodes a component of the ribosomal 60S subunit, critical for protein synthesis[3][5][7].\n\nRPL31P54 is cataloged as a pseudogene by the HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee and scientific databases, and is not considered a therapeutic target[5]. There is no published evidence of its role in drug response, biomarker utility, or involvement in any pathway subject to therapeutic modulation.\n\nRPL31P54 should not be referred to as a protein, receptor, enzyme, transporter, or classical molecular target.\n\n**Notes:**\n- Pseudogenes (including RPL31P54) are often included in genome annotation for completeness, but are infrequently targets of drug discovery or clinical diagnostics.\n- Catalog entries for RPL31P54 list aliases, confirm its non-coding (pseudogene) status, and do not assign disease or drug associations[5].\n- There is no evidence of a disease or regulatory role specific to RPL31P54 as for some other ribosomal protein pseudogenes[2].\n\nThis entry (RPL31P54) is not a correct or actionable therapeutic target and is only relevant for genomic annotation or, possibly, non-coding RNA research.

Other names

RPL31_27_1326RPL31P54