Zinc finger protein 260 pseudogene

Zinc finger protein 260 pseudogene (ENSG00000255057) is annotated in Ensembl as a pseudogene, meaning it is a genomic DNA sequence similar to but nonfunctional relative to a protein-coding gene—in this case, similar to the active ZNF260 ("Zinc finger protein 260"). Pseudogenes generally do not encode functional proteins due to mutations or deletions; as such, this entity is not a therapeutic target, is not a receptor, enzyme, or transcription factor, and is absent from curated drug, biomarker, or disease association databases. The active form of zinc finger protein 260 (ZNF260) functions as a transcription factor and cardiac regulator[1][5], but the pseudogene itself has no established function, clinical role, or druggability[1][5]. Notes on correctness: This target is flagged as "incorrect" for drug targeting purposes because it is a pseudogene, not an active molecular target. Pseudogenes are not considered functional drug targets and usually lack protein expression, interaction, or disease roles relevant for therapeutic intervention.