RNA, U6 small nuclear 723, pseudogene (RNU6-723P)

**RNU6-723P (RNA, U6 small nuclear 723, pseudogene)** is a processed pseudogene of the U6 small nuclear RNA (snRNA) gene family[1][7]. U6 snRNA is a core component of the spliceosome complex, essential for pre-mRNA splicing in eukaryotic cells[3][5][12]. However, **RNU6-723P** itself is a pseudogene, meaning it is a genomic copy of a functional U6 small nuclear RNA gene that is typically non-functional and not transcribed into a functional product[1][9]. Pseudogenes like RNU6-723P generally do not encode proteins or active RNAs, though some pseudogenes can play regulatory roles via non-coding RNA mechanisms (e.g., acting as microRNA decoys or sources of regulatory RNAs in some contexts)[2][4]. There is no evidence that RNU6-723P functions as a therapeutic target (such as a receptor, enzyme, transporter, or transcription factor) or that it is implicated directly in human disease, drug interaction, or clinically relevant biomarkers[1][7][9]. Its main significance is as a genomic marker of retrotransposition events among small nuclear RNA genes in the genome[9].

Other names

RNU6-723P