Gene Information
Gene NameHELLS
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length838
Protein NamesLymphoid-specific helicase (EC 3.6.4.-) (Proliferation-associated SNF2-like protein) (SWI/SNF2-related matrix-associated actin-dependent regulator of chromatin subfamily A member 6)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000119969 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ9NRZ9
Gene CardHELLS
Uniprot IDQ9NRZ9
PfamPF00271; PF00176
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.389426663)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ HELLS ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ HELLS ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ HELLS ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ HELLS ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Hells ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ HELLS ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Hells ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ HELLS ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsSMARCA1, RAD54B, HLTF, SHPRH, BTAF1, ZRANB3, SMARCA5, TTF2, SMARCA2, CHD9, SMARCAL1, CHD1L, CHD3, RAD54L2, SMARCAD1, CHD4, ATRX, INO80, CHD6, SRCAP, CHD1, CHD2, RAD54L, CHD7, CHD8, EP400, ERCC6, ERCC6L, CHD5, SMARCA4
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in proliferative tissues such as adult thymus and testis, and expressed at lower levels in uterus, small intestine, colon, and peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Also expressed in neoplastic cell lines including those derived from myeloid and lymphoid leukemias. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10910076}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs879253733 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000250}. Note=Closely associated with pericentric heterochromatin. {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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