ribosomal protein S29 pseudogene 1 (RPS29P1)

RPS29P1 (ribosomal protein S29 pseudogene 1) is a processed pseudogene related to the functional ribosomal protein S29 (RPS29) gene. Pseudogenes like RPS29P1 are DNA sequences that arise from the duplication or retrotransposition of a functional gene but have lost the ability to encode a functional protein, typically due to mutations or truncations. RPS29P1 does not encode a structural or regulatory protein and is not known to have any function in humans[4][6]. It should not be confused with the functional RPS29 gene, which encodes a component of the 40S small ribosomal subunit essential for protein synthesis and implicated in Diamond-Blackfan anemia[1][2][3][5][7]. Key point: RPS29P1 is a pseudogene, not a protein-coding gene and not a therapeutic target; all functional or disease information pertains to RPS29, not the pseudogene[4][6].