Small nuclear ribonucleoprotein D2 polypeptide 16.5kDa pseudogene

ENSG00000258073 encodes a **pseudogene** related to the small nuclear ribonucleoprotein D2 polypeptide 16.5kDa (SNRPD2)[1]. The functional SNRPD2 gene product is a core component of the spliceosomal small nuclear ribonucleoproteins, which are essential for pre-mRNA splicing[3][5][7]. However, pseudogenes like ENSG00000258073 do not encode a functional protein and are generally considered transcriptionally or translationally inactive. There is no evidence that this pseudogene produces a protein, plays a direct biological function, or is implicated in disease, biomarker use, or drug targeting[1][5]. If your interest is the functional SNRPD2 gene/protein (Ensembl: ENSG00000125743), that is a genuine molecular target but unrelated to ENSG00000258073, which is a non-functional pseudogene. Summary: ENSG00000258073 is not a therapeutic target, not a functional gene, and is biologically and clinically irrelevant as a direct drug target or biomarker[1][5].

Other names

SNRPD2 pseudogeneSNRPD2P