Synonyms:DDX42, DDX42P, DEAD-box helicase 42, ENTREZ:11325, HGNC:18676, MIM:613369, NM_007372, NM_203499, NP_031398, NP_987095, RHELP, RNAHP, SF3B8, SF3b125, XM_006721657, XM_011524259, XM_017024111, XM_024450558, XP_006721720, XP_011522561, XP_016879600, XP_024306326
Omim:OMIM:613369
Id:ENSG00000198231
Hgnc:HGNC:18676
Description:DEAD-box helicase 42
This gene encodes a member of the Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp (DEAD) box protein family. Members of this protein family are putative RNA helicases, and 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. Members of this family are believed to be involved in embryogenesis, spermatogenesis, and cellular growth and division. Two transcript variants encoding the same protein have been identified for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]