RNA, U6 small nuclear 922, pseudogene (RNU6-922P)

RNA, U6 small nuclear 922, pseudogene (RNU6-922P) is classified as a pseudogene located on human chromosome 3[1][3][5]. Unlike functional genes, pseudogenes such as RNU6-922P do not encode functional proteins and typically arise via gene duplication or retrotransposition events, accumulating disabling mutations over time[4]. The parental U6 small nuclear RNA (snRNA) is a core component of the spliceosome complex and essential for pre-mRNA splicing, but the RNU6-922P pseudogene itself is non-functional and is not reported to serve as a drug target[6][1]. While some pseudogenes in the genome may exert regulatory effects (e.g., as competing endogenous RNAs or miRNA sponges), there is no current evidence or literature associating RNU6-922P with functional regulatory activity or a disease phenotype[4]. Its presence is best understood as a non-functional remnant of the U6 snRNA gene family.

Other names

RNU6-922P