Ribosomal protein S24 pseudogene 9 (RPS24P9)

Ribosomal protein S24 pseudogene 9 (RPS24P9) is a processed pseudogene found in the human genome. It is genomically similar to the ribosomal protein S24 gene, but due to its lack of critical regulatory and coding sequences, it is not translated into a functional protein. Pseudogenes such as RPS24P9 typically arise from duplication or retrotransposition events and may serve limited regulatory roles, but they do not have direct activities in cellular processes nor are they generally considered therapeutic targets. The functional gene RPS24, by contrast, encodes a component of the 40S ribosomal subunit involved in protein synthesis, and mutations there are linked to Diamond-Blackfan anemia and certain cancers.

Other names

RPS24 pseudogene 9ribosomal protein S24 pseudogene 9RPS24P9