Gene Information
Gene NameDDX17
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length729
Protein NamesProbable ATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX17 (EC 3.6.4.13) (DEAD box protein 17) (DEAD box protein p72) (DEAD box protein p82) (RNA-dependent helicase p72)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age168 ( ENSG00000100201 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ92841
Gene CardDDX17
Uniprot IDQ92841
PfamPF00270; PF00271
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.229901943)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ DDX17 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ DDX17 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ DDX17 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ DDX17 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ddx17 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ddx17 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ DDX17 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsDDX53, DDX5
ParalogsDDX28, DDX42, DDX25, DDX47, DDX49, DDX20, DDX50, DDX41, DDX24, TDRD12, DDX5, DDX52, DDX56, DDX3X, DDX3Y, DDX59, DDX39B, DDX23, EIF4A3, DDX54, DDX10, DDX19A, DDX19B, EIF4A1, DDX6, DDX39A, DDX55, DDX18, DDX21, DDX4, DDX1, DDX53, DDX31, DDX51, DDX43, EIF4A2, DDX27, DDX46
Tissuesubstantia.nigra, testis
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed (PubMed:8871553). Low expression, if any, in normal colonic epithelial cells (at protein level). Levels tend to increase during colon cancer progression, from very low in benign hyperplastic polyps to very high in tubular and villous adenomas (PubMed:17699760). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17699760, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8871553}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB 6UV0  (X-ray  2.60A  6UV1  (X-ray  2.31A  6UV2  (X-ray  1.89A  6UV3  (X-ray  1.60A  6UV4  (X-ray  1.70A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12138182, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12595555, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17226766, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17699760, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19995069, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22002106, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24581491, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25126784}. Nucleus, nucleolus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17226766, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22002106}. Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25126784}. Note=In the course of bunyavirus infection, relocalizes from the nucleus to the cytosol where it binds viral RNA to antagonize replication. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25126784}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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