Transmembrane protein 160 pseudogene

The transmembrane protein 160 pseudogene (ENSG00000267592) is a non-functional genomic region in humans that shares sequence similarity with the functional TMEM160 gene, which encodes an integral mitochondrial membrane protein[2][3][6][9]. Pseudogenes like this arise by gene duplication or retrotransposition and accumulate disabling mutations[2][8], such as early stop codons or frame shifts, preventing them from producing functional proteins[5][8]. Thus, the transmembrane protein 160 pseudogene does **not** encode an active protein, is not classified as a receptor, enzyme, or transporter, and does not serve as a therapeutic target.

Other names

TMEM160PTransmembrane protein 160 pseudogene