DDX23

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 U5 snRNP complex; it may facilitate conformational changes in the spliceosome during nuclear pre-mRNA splicing. An alternatively spliced transcript variant has been found for this gene, but its biological validity has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Description

DEAD-box helicase 23

Tissue specificity

Low tissue specificity

Subcell location

Nucleoplasm, Nucleoli

Predicted location

Intracellular

Protein family

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

Chromosome

12 (48829756 - 48852842)

Ensembl ID

ENSG00000174243  (ver. 103.38)

Orthologs

Mouse Ddx23: ENSMUSG00000003360

UniProt

Q9BUQ8

neXtProt

NX_Q9BUQ8

Human splice variants
Mouse splice variants

Protein structure