RNA, U6 small nuclear 885, pseudogene (RNU6-885P)

RNA, U6 small nuclear 885, pseudogene (RNU6-885P) is a human pseudogene related to the U6 small nuclear RNA (snRNA), which is a component of the spliceosome complex essential for pre-mRNA splicing[4][5]. U6 snRNA is a highly conserved non-coding RNA, central to the catalysis of pre-mRNA intron removal in eukaryotic cells[1][3]. RNU6-885P is not a functional gene—it is a pseudogene, meaning it is a non-functional sequence similar to the active U6 snRNA gene, likely resulting from gene duplication or retrotransposition events[4][5]. Unlike active U6 snRNA genes, pseudogenes like RNU6-885P do not produce a functional product and are not known to have direct biological function, therapeutic targeting relevance, or disease associations at this time[4][5]. If you need information about the functional U6 snRNA molecule (not the pseudogene), it is involved in the splicing of pre-mRNA as part of the spliceosome[1][3]. However, the RNU6-885P pseudogene itself does not encode an active component of this machinery.

Other names

RNU6-885PU6 RNA pseudogene 885U6 snRNA pseudogene 885