Tubulin alpha pseudogene 12 (TUBAP12)

Tubulin alpha pseudogene 12 (TUBAP12) is a pseudogene classified in the tubulin alpha gene family. Unlike functional alpha-tubulin genes, TUBAP12 does not produce a protein product and lacks a characterized biological or pharmacological role. Pseudogenes such as TUBAP12 can arise through gene duplication or retrotransposition events and are generally considered non-functional remnants of evolution. In scientific databases, TUBAP12 is specifically annotated as a pseudogene, and there is no evidence for its translation, function, or relevance as a therapeutic target. This makes it notably distinct from functional members of the tubulin alpha family, such as TUBA1A or TUBA1B, which code for proteins critical to cytoskeleton biology and neurodevelopment[4][5].

Other names

Tubulin alpha 1b pseudogeneTubulin alpha-1B chain pseudogeneTUBAP12

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