VPS51 pseudogene 8 (VPS51P8)

VPS51 pseudogene 8 (abbreviated VPS51P8) is a genomically encoded pseudogene related to the active VPS51 gene. Pseudogenes are DNA segments resembling known genes but rendered functionally inactive due to accumulated mutations, deletions, or lack of regulatory sequences. VPS51P8 does not produce a functional protein and does not participate in vesicular trafficking or related cellular processes described for the protein-coding VPS51 gene. It currently has no recognized role in disease, therapy, or cellular biology beyond its status as a genomic locus[3]. If you intended to query the active VPS51 protein (a tethering factor in the GARP complex, involved in retrograde transport and associated with neurometabolic disease), please clarify your inquiry, as VPS51P8 is not an equivalent or therapeutically relevant target[2][4].

Other names

VPS51P8VPS51 pseudogene 8