Transmembrane protein 188 pseudogene

The transmembrane protein 188 pseudogene is a nonfunctional, gene-like segment of DNA in the human genome that resembles the gene for transmembrane protein 188 but does not code for a functional protein product. Like most pseudogenes, it likely arose through gene duplication or mutation events and contains disabling sequence changes (such as frameshifts or premature stop codons). There is no evidence for any direct biological, pharmacological, or disease-related role for this pseudogene, and it does not serve as a drug target or biomarker. The pseudogene designation makes it important only in the context of genome annotation and evolutionary studies—not in therapeutics or clinical applications[2][4]. Key facts: - **Pseudogenes** are prevalent in the human genome; they can sometimes confound genetic study or biomarker design due to sequence similarity with active genes, but do not have product or drug target roles[2][4]. - While rare pseudogenes have been shown to play regulatory or evolutionary roles, there is no evidence that "transmembrane protein 188 pseudogene" has any such function[2][4].

Other names

ENSG00000260146LOC107984807TMEM188P