Biology:DDX39

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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ATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX39 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the DDX39 gene.[1][2]

This gene encodes a member of the DEAD box protein family. These proteins are characterized by the conserved motif Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp (DEAD) and are putative RNA helicases. They are implicated in a number of cellular processes involving alteration of RNA secondary structure, such as translation initiation, nuclear and mitochondrial splicing, and ribosome and spliceosome assembly. Based on their distribution patterns, some members of the DEAD box protein family are believed to be involved in embryogenesis, spermatogenesis, and cellular growth and division.[2]

References

  1. "The BAT1 gene in the MHC encodes an evolutionarily conserved putative nuclear RNA helicase of the DEAD family". Genomics 26 (2): 210–8. Aug 1995. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(95)80203-X. PMID 7601445. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: DDX39 DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box polypeptide 39". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=10212. 

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