DDX3X

DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box polypeptide 3, X-linked

PDB rendering based on 2i4i.
Identifiers
Symbols DDX3X; DBX; DDX14; DDX3; HLP2
External IDs OMIM300160 MGI103064 HomoloGene3425 GeneCards: DDX3X Gene
EC number 3.6.4.13
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 1654 13205
Ensembl ENSG00000215301 ENSMUSG00000000787
UniProt O00571 Q3TQX5
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001193416.1 NM_010028.3
RefSeq (protein) NP_001180345.1 NP_034158.1
Location (UCSC) Chr X:
41.19 – 41.22 Mb
Chr X:
12.86 – 12.87 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

ATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX3X is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the DDX3X gene.[1][2][3]

DEAD box proteins, characterized by the conserved motif Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp (DEAD), 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 this family are believed to be involved in embryogenesis, spermatogenesis, and cellular growth and division. This gene encodes a DEAD box protein, which interacts specifically with hepatitis C virus core protein resulting a change in intracellular location. This gene has a homolog located in the nonrecombining region of the Y chromosome. The protein sequence is 91% identical between this gene and the Y-linked homolog.[3]

References

  1. ^ Lahn BT, Page DC (Nov 1997). "Functional coherence of the human Y chromosome". Science 278 (5338): 675–680. doi:10.1126/science.278.5338.675. PMID 9381176. 
  2. ^ Park SH, Lee SG, Kim Y, Song K (Oct 1998). "Assignment of a human putative RNA helicase gene, DDX3, to human X chromosome bands p11.3→p11.23". Cytogenet Cell Genet 81 (3–4): 178–179. doi:10.1159/000015022. PMID 9730595. 
  3. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: DDX3X DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box polypeptide 3, X-linked". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=1654. 

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