Suppression of tumorigenicity 13 (colon carcinoma) (Hsp70 interacting protein) pseudogene 13 (ST13P13)

ST13P13, or suppression of tumorigenicity 13 (colon carcinoma) (Hsp70 interacting protein) pseudogene 13, is a non-functional, non-coding pseudogene related to the ST13 gene, which encodes an adaptor protein involved in heat shock protein complex assembly and tumor suppression. The pseudogene does not produce protein and has no established biological or therapeutic function. The functional ST13 gene serves roles in assembly of chaperone complexes (notably Hsp70/Hsp90) and may act as a tumor suppressor, but these features do not apply to ST13P13[1][3]. The term "pseudogene" refers to a DNA sequence similar to a functional gene but typically non-functional due to mutations or lack of regulatory elements; as such, pseudogenes are not considered therapeutic targets in drug discovery or biomedical research[1][3]. If you intended to find information about the functional gene (ST13, Hsp70 interacting protein), that is a separate entry, and would be considered a potential target, but "ST13P13" specifically refers to a pseudogene[1][3].

Other names

ST13 pseudogene 13ST13P13