Ribosomal protein L7a pseudogene 43 (RPL7AP43)

Ribosomal protein L7a pseudogene 43 (RPL7AP43) is one of many processed pseudogenes derived from the ribosomal protein L7a gene (RPL7A). RPL7A is part of the 60S subunit of the ribosome and plays a role in protein synthesis, but pseudogenes like RPL7AP43 do not encode functional proteins and are considered non-coding sequences without known biological function or disease association. Processed pseudogenes are a common feature of ribosomal protein genes, but they are generally not considered biologically active and do not serve as drug targets or biomarkers[4][6]. RPL7AP43 is explicitly described as a pseudogene[6]. Pseudogenes, including this one, lack functional protein products and are not therapeutic targets[4]. The parent gene, RPL7A, is a ribosomal protein involved in protein synthesis and has some disease associations (e.g., with Diamond-Blackfan anemia[1]), but those functions and associations do not extend to its pseudogenes. Key point: RPL7AP43 is not a receptor, active gene, or drug target, but instead a non-coding pseudogene.

Other names

RPL7A_17_815RPL7AP43