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DDX46 DEAD-box helicase 46

Gene ID: 9879, updated on 14-Nov-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: Prp5; PRPF5

Summary

This gene encodes a member of the DEAD box protein family. 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. The protein encoded by this gene is a component of the 17S U2 snRNP complex; it plays an important role in pre-mRNA splicing. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2014]

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DescriptionTests
Many sequence variants affecting diversity of adult human height.
GeneReviews: Not available

Genomic context

Location:
5q31.1
Sequence:
Chromosome: 5; NC_000005.10 (134758779..134831121)
Total number of exons:
25

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