DDX56

DEAD-box helicase 56

Summary

This gene encodes a member of the DEAD box protein family. DEAD box proteins, characterized by the conserved motif Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp (DEAD), are putative RNA helicases. They are implicated in a number of cellular processes involving alteration of RNA secondary structure such as translation initiation, nuclear and mitochondrial splicing, and ribosome and spliceosome assembly. Based on their distribution patterns, some members of this family are believed to be involved in embryogenesis, spermatogenesis, and cellular growth and division. The protein encoded by this gene shows ATPase activity in the presence of polynucleotides and associates with nucleoplasmic 65S preribosomal particles. This gene may be involved in ribosome synthesis, most likely during assembly of the large 60S ribosomal subunit. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2012]

Known Variants41 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs3716529007:44,605,638T/Clikely benign
rs13157389277:44,605,667G/Tlikely benign
rs7691405777:44,606,063G/Auncertain significance
rs7651810187:44,606,069G/Auncertain significance
rs1995141877:44,606,089G/Cuncertain significance
rs7810611157:44,606,109G/Auncertain significance
rs2173797:44,607,172C/Tintron variant
rs1459512567:44,607,747G/Auncertain significance
rs2016281957:44,608,557C/Tuncertain significance
rs1398103797:44,608,766C/Tuncertain significance
rs764374617:44,608,785G/Abenign
rs1860657677:44,609,477T/Cuncertain significance
rs5596705467:44,609,678C/Tuncertain significance
rs18026345647:44,609,707C/Tuncertain significance
rs13699504017:44,610,475A/Guncertain significance
rs7750666787:44,611,097C/Tuncertain significance
rs2001775357:44,611,098G/Auncertain significance
rs7816137647:44,611,151A/Guncertain significance
rs13777218557:44,611,184T/Cuncertain significance
rs412796397:44,611,235T/Cbenign
rs1385318957:44,611,239G/Tuncertain significance
rs24844253517:44,611,295T/Guncertain significance
rs7499876387:44,611,328A/Guncertain significance
rs1499001327:44,611,987C/Tuncertain significance
rs624591507:44,612,026G/Auncertain significance
rs24844277787:44,612,228C/Tuncertain significance
rs5568848347:44,612,258G/Tuncertain significance
rs7690639247:44,612,272T/Cuncertain significance
rs77895077:44,612,294T/Cuncertain significance
rs9618162887:44,612,296C/Tuncertain significance
rs7612909697:44,612,513G/Tuncertain significance
rs7625772847:44,612,525G/Auncertain significance
rs13064849087:44,612,532G/Cuncertain significance
rs3757671077:44,612,534A/Cuncertain significance
rs7512265347:44,612,538C/Tuncertain significance
rs5704303717:44,612,570A/Guncertain significance
rs2002219387:44,612,586G/Cuncertain significance
rs1502181847:44,612,617G/Abenign
rs7506383627:44,612,619C/Tuncertain significance
rs1380259837:44,612,621C/Tuncertain significance
rs5423055717:44,613,192T/Cuncertain significance

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.