DDX24, Official Symbol DDX24provided by HGNC Official Full Name DEAD-box helicase 24provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:13266 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000089737 MIM:606181; AllianceGenome:HGNC:13266 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Summary 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. This gene encodes a DEAD box protein, which shows little similarity to any of the other known human DEAD box proteins, but shows a high similarity to mouse Ddx24 at the amino acid level. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in testis (RPKM 90.5), adrenal (RPKM 75.8) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all