Gene Information
Gene NameDHX8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1220
Protein NamesATP-dependent RNA helicase DHX8 (EC 3.6.4.13) (DEAH box protein 8) (RNA helicase HRH1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000067596 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ14562
Gene CardDHX8
Uniprot IDQ14562
PfamPF04408; PF00271; PF07717; PF00575
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.800634618)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ DHX8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ DHX8 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ DHX8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ DHX8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Dhx8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ DHX8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Dhx8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ DHX8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsYTHDC2, DHX40, DHX34, DHX32, HELB, DHX57, DHX30, DHX29, DHX36, DHX15, DHX35, DHX9, DHX38, DQX1, DHX16, DHX33, TDRD9, DHX37
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in skin, cervix and nerve. Also expressed in the brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:31256877}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2EQS  (NMR  3I4U  (X-ray  2.10A  5MQF  (EM  5.90A  5XJC  (EM  3.60A  6HYS  (X-ray  2.60A  6HYT  (X-ray  2.33A  6HYU  (X-ray  3.22A  6ICZ  (EM  3.00A  6QDV  (EM  3.30A  7W59  (EM  3.60A  7W5A  (EM  3.60A  7W5B  (EM  4.30A 
DBSNP rs34285079 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11991638, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28062851, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28076346, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28502770}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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