Recombinant Human ATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX24 (DDX24), Truncated

Uniprot Id

Q9GZR7

Target Species

Human

Target Name

DDX24

Target Full Name

ATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX24

Target Function

ATP-dependent RNA helicase.

Target Protein Families

DEAD box helicase family, DDX24/MAK5 subfamily

Target Tissue Specificity

Ubiquitous. Most abundant in heart and brain, but with lowest levels in thymus and small intestine.

Target Synonyms

ATP dependent RNA helicase DDX24; ATP-dependent RNA helicase ddx24; DDX 24; ddx24; DDX24_HUMAN; DEAD (Asp Glu Ala Asp) box polypeptide 24; DEAD box protein 24; DEAD/H (Asp Glu Ala Asp) box polypeptide 24; S. cerevisiae CHL1 like helicase

Target Background

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 shows little similarity to any of the other known human DEAD box proteins, but shows a high similarity to mouse Ddx24 at the amino acid level.