Zinc finger and SCAN domain-containing protein 5D pseudogene (ZSCAN5DP)

Zinc finger and SCAN domain-containing protein 5D pseudogene (ZSCAN5DP) is a predicted pseudogene in humans, located on chromosome 19. It shares sequence homology with the protein-coding zinc finger and SCAN domain family but has lost its protein-coding ability due to mutations and is not believed to produce a functional protein. ZSCAN5DP is annotated as likely having DNA-binding transcription factor activity and being involved in regulating transcription by RNA polymerase II, based on homology and predicted functional domains, but this activity has not been experimentally confirmed. Like other pseudogenes, ZSCAN5DP may still be transcribed and could participate in regulating related genes through noncoding RNA mechanisms such as acting as a microRNA decoy, modulating transcript stability, or being processed into small interfering RNAs, though such functions remain speculative in the absence of direct experimental data for this locus[1][2][4]. There are no known approved drugs or established mechanisms of action targeting ZSCAN5DP, and it is not considered a therapeutic or pharmacological target[1][4].

Other names

ZSCAN5DPZinc finger and SCAN domain-containing 5D pseudogeneZNF495DZSCAN5DPutative zinc finger and SCAN domain-containing protein 5DZinc finger and SCAN domain containing 5D pseudogeneZinc finger and SCAN domain containing 5D