Ribosomal protein S15a pseudogene

This entry represents a **pseudogene** similar to the ribosomal protein S15a gene, meaning it is a DNA sequence that was derived from the functional RPS15A gene but has accumulated mutations (such as frameshifts or stop codons) rendering it *incapable of producing a functional protein product*[2][5]. Pseudogenes are typically classified as “processed” if they arose via retrotransposition, or “non-processed” if they arose from duplication followed by mutation[2][5][8]. While pseudogenes are common in the human genome and generally considered nonfunctional, a minority have regulatory roles at the RNA level, such as acting as competitive endogenous RNAs in cancer, but there is no evidence that this specific pseudogene (ENSG00000235182) plays a direct biological or therapeutic role[9]. In summary, ENSG00000235182 is a **non-functional pseudogene** similar to ribosomal protein S15a. It is not a valid therapeutic or research target, does not encode a protein, and is mainly of genomic interest rather than clinical or pharmacological relevance[2][5][6].

Other names

RPS15A pseudogeneribosomal protein S15a pseudogene

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