Ribosomal protein S20 pseudogene 24 (RPS20P24)

Ribosomal protein S20 pseudogene 24 (RPS20P24) is a processed pseudogene in the human genome, related to the functional ribosomal protein S20 gene. Unlike its parent gene RPS20, which encodes a protein component of the small 40S ribosomal subunit essential for protein synthesis, RPS20P24 does not produce a functional protein and has no known biological or pharmacological roles. Pseudogenes are generally considered genomic remnants without direct cellular function, although rare exceptions exist where pseudogene transcripts may have regulatory roles. There are multiple RPS20 pseudogenes scattered throughout the genome, but RPS20P24 itself is not implicated in disease or targeted by drugs

Not applicable; no known mechanism, since pseudogenes do not produce functional proteins or have enzymatic or receptor activity