RNA, 7SL, cytoplasmic 19, pseudogene (RN7SL19P)

RNA, 7SL, cytoplasmic 19, pseudogene (RN7SL19P) is a human genomic DNA sequence classified as a pseudogene, derived from the functional 7SL RNA gene involved in the signal recognition particle (SRP) complex, which mediates cotranslational protein targeting to the endoplasmic reticulum[1][3][5]. Unlike the functional RN7SL genes (e.g., RN7SL1), RN7SL19P appears to be a truncated, mutated, or otherwise inactive copy that does not produce a functional RNA or contribute to SRP activity. Most 7SL pseudogenes, such as RN7SL19P, are thought to arise by reverse transcription and genomic integration from functional 7SL RNA transcripts, and do not participate in known cellular or disease processes[3][6]. The entry “RNA, 7SL, cytoplasmic 19, pseudogene / RN7SL19P” refers to a specific pseudogenic locus, not a protein-coding gene or therapeutic target[3][6]. If referring to the functional SRP RNA, the correct canonical forms would be e.g. “RNA, 7SL, cytoplasmic 1, signal recognition particle” (RN7SL1)[5]. Pseudogenes like RN7SL19P are pervasive in the human genome and often have no functional protein or RNA product[3][6]. Occasionally, some pseudogenes elsewhere in the genome may acquire regulatory or disease-related roles through non-coding RNA activities, but these are rare and not established for RN7SL19P[4]. RN7SL19P is not a receptor, enzyme, ion channel, transporter, transcription factor, nor does it participate in signal transduction, cell death, or any identified disease process.

Other names

RN7SL19PRNA, 7SL, cytoplasmic 19, pseudogene

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