TMSB4X pseudogene 2 (TMSB4XP2)

TMSB4XP2 (TMSB4X pseudogene 2) is classified as a pseudogene related to the TMSB4X (thymosin beta-4 X-linked) gene. Pseudogenes are non-functional sequences similar to known genes but typically do not encode active proteins. TMSB4XP2 has no known function, no established role in disease, is not a therapeutic target, and is not involved in any known biological pathway[4].\n\nKey clarification:\nTMSB4XP2 should not be confused with TMSB4X (thymosin beta-4, X-linked), an actin-sequestering protein-coding gene implicated in cancer progression, wound healing, and angiogenesis[1][2][3]. All described biological roles and druggability for thymosin beta-4 refer to TMSB4X, not TMSB4XP2.\n\nIf further information on the functional gene (TMSB4X) is required, see TMSB4X and thymosin beta-4, not the pseudogene TMSB4XP2[1][2][3].

Other names

Thymosin beta 4, X-linked pseudogene 2TMSB4X pseudogene 2TMSB4XP2

As a pseudogene, TMSB4XP2 has no mechanism of action for drugs.