Tropomyosin 3 pseudogene 8 (TPM3P8)

Tropomyosin 3 pseudogene 8 (TPM3P8) is classified as a pseudogene, meaning it is a genomic sequence similar to the functional tropomyosin 3 gene (TPM3), but it does not produce an active protein due to mutations, deletions, or loss of regulatory elements. It is catalogued in gene databases (such as GeneCards and NCBI), but there is no reported evidence that TPM3P8 is expressed as a protein, nor is there any association with disease pathology, therapeutics, or biological activity. Pseudogenes like TPM3P8 are distinct from true protein-coding genes such as TPM3, which is involved in actin filament regulation, muscle contraction, and has roles in muscle disease and cancer. TPM3P8 itself does not possess these functions or associations.

Other names

TPM3P8tropomyosin 3 pseudogene 8