DDX42, Official Symbol DDX42provided by HGNC Official Full Name DEAD-box helicase 42provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:18676 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000198231 MIM:613369; AllianceGenome:HGNC:18676 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 Also known as RHELP; RNAHP; SF3B8; DDX42P; SF3b125 Summary This gene encodes a member of the Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp (DEAD) box protein family. Members of this protein family are putative RNA helicases, and 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. Members of this family are believed to be involved in embryogenesis, spermatogenesis, and cellular growth and division. Two transcript variants encoding the same protein have been identified for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in testis (RPKM 27.4), ovary (RPKM 25.5) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all