Tektin 4 pseudogene

The tektin 4 pseudogene (ENSG00000260702) is a nonfunctional DNA sequence in the human genome that resembles the functional tektin 4 gene, which is typically involved in the structural organization of flagella and cilia. Pseudogenes such as this are generated by duplication, mutation, or retrotransposition events and are generally considered "junk DNA," lacking the regulatory features or coding capacity needed to make functional proteins[2][1][3]. They are not used as drug targets, do not encode for functional receptors, enzymes, or other therapeutic protein targets, and are usually not relevant in disease, except in rare cases where pseudogenes may gain regulatory roles or be markers for genomic events.

Other names

TEKT4Ptektin IV pseudogene