Gene Information
Gene NameDDX6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length483
Protein NamesProbable ATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX6 (EC 3.6.4.13) (ATP-dependent RNA helicase p54) (DEAD box protein 6) (Oncogene RCK)
Target Nameprobable atp-dependent rna helicase ddx6
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000110367 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBP26196
Gene CardDDX6
Uniprot IDP26196
PfamPF00270; PF00271
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.127272707)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ DDX6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ DDX6 ( ortholog_one2many )
GuineaPig_ DDX6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ DDX6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ddx6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ DDX6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ddx6 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rabbit_ DDX6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsDDX28, DDX42, DDX25, DDX47, DDX49, DDX20, DDX50, DDX41, DDX24, TDRD12, DDX5, DDX52, DDX56, DDX3X, DDX3Y, DDX59, DDX39B, DDX23, EIF4A3, DDX54, DDX10, DDX19A, DDX19B, EIF4A1, DDX39A, DDX55, DDX18, DDX21, DDX4, DDX1, DDX53, DDX17, DDX31, DDX51, DDX43, EIF4A2, DDX27, DDX46
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityAbundantly expressed in most tissues.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.040449(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1VEC  (X-ray  2.01A  2WAX  (X-ray  2.30A  2WAY  (X-ray  2.30A  4CRW  (X-ray  1.75A  4CT4  (X-ray  2.30A  4CT5  (X-ray  3.00A  5ANR  (X-ray  2.10A  6F9S  (X-ray  3.03A  6S8S  (X-ray  2.21A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm, P-body {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16364915, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16699599, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20616046, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22915799, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25995375, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26184334, ECO:0000269|PubMed:31422817, ECO:0000269|PubMed:32354837}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26184334, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28216671}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26184334, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28216671}. Note=Imported in the nucleus via interaction with EIF4ENIF1/4E-T via a piggy-back mechanism (PubMed:28216671). Upon cellular stress, relocalizes to stress granules (PubMed:26184334). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26184334, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28216671}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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