Sentrin-specific protease 6 pseudogene

Sentrin-specific protease 6 pseudogene" is a genomic DNA sequence that resembles the functional SENP6 gene, which encodes a SUMO protease involved in protein desumoylation, but as a pseudogene, it does not encode a functional protein. Pseudogenes like this one are the result of retrotransposition or gene duplication events and are typically nonfunctional due to the accumulation of disabling mutations or lack of regulatory elements required for proper transcription and translation[2][4]. This entry is not a therapeutic or molecular target, and there is no evidence it plays a direct biological or disease role.

Other names

SUMO1/sentrin specific peptidase 6 pseudogeneSENP6 pseudogeneSUMO specific peptidase 6 pseudogene