Gene Information
Gene NameDDX42
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length938
Protein NamesATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX42 (EC 3.6.4.13) (DEAD box protein 42) (RNA helicase-like protein) (RHELP) (RNA helicase-related protein) (RNAHP) (SF3b DEAD box protein) (Splicing factor 3B-associated 125 kDa protein) (SF3b125)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000198231 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ86XP3
Gene CardDDX42
Uniprot IDQ86XP3
PfamPF00270; PF00271
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.335153622)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ DDX42 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ DDX42 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ DDX42 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ DDX42 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ddx42 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ DDX42 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ddx42 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ DDX42 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsDDX28, 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, DDX17, DDX31, DDX51, DDX43, EIF4A2, DDX27, DDX46
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in several cell lines (at protein level). Expressed in liver, lung, tonsil, thymus, muscle and pancreatic islets. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10727850, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16397294}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.011765(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 7EVN  (EM  2.60A  8DPE  (X-ray  1.53A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19377511}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16397294, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19377511}.;
[Isoform 2]: Nucleus, Cajal body {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12234937}. Nucleus speckle {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12234937}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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