Ribosomal protein S3a pseudogene 39 (RPS3AP39)

RPS3A pseudogene 39 (RPS3AP39) is a processed pseudogene located on human chromosome 11 (chr11:3549745-3550519, hg38)[7]. It is one of many pseudogenes derived from the parent gene, ribosomal protein S3A (RPS3A), which is involved in protein synthesis as a component of the 40S ribosomal subunit[3][5][6][8][10]. Unlike the functional RPS3A gene, RPS3AP39 does not encode a functional protein and has no established biological activity, relevance to disease, or therapeutic targeting in current biomedical research[6][8]. Pseudogenes like RPS3AP39 are commonly found throughout the human genome and typically serve as evolutionary remnants or may participate in gene regulation in rare cases, but no such function is reported for RPS3AP39[6][8][10]. RPS3A (not RPS3AP39) is the parent ribosomal protein with established roles in protein synthesis and disease association, including cancer and neurodegenerative conditions[2][5][9]. Pseudogenes of RPS3A, such as RPS3AP39, are molecular fossils and not direct drug targets or disease-related biomarkers[6][8][10].

Other names

RPS3A_18_1114ribosomal protein S3a pseudogene 39RPS3AP39