DHX29

This gene encodes a member of the DEAH (Asp-Glu-Ala-His) subfamily of proteins, part of the DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box family of RNA helicases. The encoded protein functions in translation initiation, and is specifically required for ribosomal scanning across stable mRNA secondary structures during initiation codon selection. This protein may also play a role in sensing virally derived cytosolic nucleic acids. Knockdown of this gene results in reduced protein translation and impaired proliferation of cancer cells. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2016]

Description

DExH-box helicase 29

Tissue specificity

Low tissue specificity

Subcell location

Cytosol

Predicted location

Intracellular

Protein family

Enzymes
Mapped to neXtProt
Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT
Plasma proteins
Predicted intracellular proteins
Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014)

Chromosome

5 (55256055 - 55307694)

Ensembl ID

ENSG00000067248  (ver. 103.38)

Orthologs

Mouse Dhx29: ENSMUSG00000042426

UniProt

Q7Z478

neXtProt

NX_Q7Z478

Human splice variants
Mouse splice variants

Protein structure