RNA, 7SL, cytoplasmic 681, pseudogene (RN7SL681P)

RN7SL681P is a human pseudogene that shares sequence similarity with the 7SL RNA gene, which encodes the essential RNA component of the signal recognition particle (SRP), a ribonucleoprotein complex mediating protein targeting to the endoplasmic reticulum[1][3][7]. Pseudogenes like RN7SL681P originate from duplication or retrotransposition events and do not encode functional RNAs or proteins due to disabling mutations or truncations[2][5][7]. The vast majority of 7SL-related loci in the genome are pseudogenes. Some pseudogenes are known to have regulatory roles, such as acting as miRNA decoys or producing regulatory RNAs, but there is no specific evidence that RN7SL681P has such a function[6][8][12]. Thus, RN7SL681P is best classified as a non-functional, non-coding genomic element[9].

Other names

RN7SL681PRNA, 7SL, cytoplasmic 681, pseudogene