Stearoyl-CoA desaturase (Delta-9-Desaturase) pseudogene

This entry represents a pseudogene associated with the stearoyl-CoA desaturase family, notable for its lack of protein-coding function. Unlike functional SCD genes (such as SCD1 and SCD5, which catalyze the desaturation of saturated fatty acids and play roles in lipid metabolism and disease), this locus does not encode a functional enzyme or protein and is not involved in metabolism or pathology directly[1]. Pseudogenes typically arise from gene duplication events followed by mutations that disrupt their coding potential. Thus, ENSG00000248286 is not an active therapeutic target nor relevant for drug discovery[1]. If you require information on the functional Stearoyl-CoA desaturase enzymes (such as SCD1 or SCD5), please specify; those are considered enzymes and are of biological and pharmacological significance[2][3][4][5].

Other names

Stearoyl-CoA desaturase pseudogeneSCD pseudogeneDelta-9-Desaturase pseudogene