Biology:DHX15

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


A representation of the 3D structure of the protein myoglobin showing turquoise α-helices.
Generic protein structure example

Putative pre-mRNA-splicing factor ATP-dependent RNA helicase DHX15 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the DHX15 gene.[1][2]

The protein encoded by this gene is a putative ATP-dependent RNA helicase implicated in pre-mRNA splicing.[2] It may have tumor suppressor activity.[3]

References

  1. "Cloning and characterization of a putative human RNA helicase gene of the DEAH-box protein family". Biochem Biophys Res Commun 240 (2): 335–40. Dec 1997. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1997.7585. PMID 9388478. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: DHX15 DEAH (Asp-Glu-Ala-His) box polypeptide 15". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=1665. 
  3. "RNA helicase DHX15 acts as a tumour suppressor in glioma". Br J Cancer 117 (9): 1349–1359. Oct 2017. doi:10.1038/bjc.2017.273. PMID 28829764. 

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