Ribosomal protein lateral stalk subunit P2 pseudogene 1 (RPLP2P1)

RPLP2P1 is a processed pseudogene, which means it is a genomic DNA sequence similar to the functional gene (RPLP2) but generally does not produce a functional protein product. It has no known biological role or direct disease association and is not considered a therapeutic target. Multiple processed pseudogenes exist in the genome for ribosomal protein genes such as RPLP2. The RPLP2 gene (not the pseudogene), encodes the ribosomal protein lateral stalk subunit P2, a component of the large 60S ribosomal subunit important for protein synthesis. However, RPLP2P1 does not encode a functional protein. Its mention in databases is for genomic annotation purposes. The gene is consistently annotated as pseudogene in appropriate genomic databases. It is not a receptor, enzyme, transporter, or recognized drug target. There is nothing to suggest a role in cell biology or pathology directly attributable to RPLP2P1. Thus, marking as is_target: false and is_incorrect: true is appropriate for any biomedical or therapeutic target effort.

Other names

dJ408B20.3RPLP2_1_671ribosomal protein LP2 pseudogeneribosomal protein, large P2, pseudogene 1RPLP2P1