SPRY domain containing 4 pseudogene (SPRYD4 pseudogene)

The SPRY domain containing 4 pseudogene (ENSG00000254216) is a genomic region with high sequence similarity to the SPRYD4 protein coding gene but contains mutations or lacks transcriptional regulatory elements, preventing it from producing a functional protein. Pseudogenes, including SPRYD4 pseudogene, do not code for active proteins but may have regulatory impacts at the RNA level, such as decoy effects on microRNAs or participation in antisense regulation. SPRYD4 pseudogene is not considered a therapeutic target, nor is it involved directly in disease biology or biomarker selection. The parent SPRYD4 gene is a nuclear, ubiquitously expressed SPRY domain-containing protein, but the pseudogene serves primarily as a non-functional or regulatory genetic element[1][2][3][5].

Other names

SPRYD4PSPRYD4 pseudogeneSPRYD4 paralog