Molecular characterization of DDX26, a human DEAD-box RNA helicase, located on chromosome 7p12
DEAD-box proteins comprise a family of ATP-dependent RNA helicases involved in several aspects of RNA metabolism. Here we report the characterization of the human DEAD-box RNA helicase DDX26. The gene is composed of 14 exons distributed over an extension of 8,123 bp of genomic sequence and encodes a transcript of 1.8 kb that is expressed in all tissues evaluated. The predicted amino acid sequence shows a high similarity to a yeast DEAD-box RNA helicase (Dbp9b) involved in ribosome biogenesis. The new helicase maps to 7p12, a region of frequent chromosome amplifications in glioblastomas involving the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene. Nevertheless, co-amplification of DDX26 with EGFR was not detected in nine tumors analyzed.
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2001
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2001001000002 |
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