| Gene Symbol |
DDX4
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| Entrez Gene |
54514
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| Alt Symbol |
VASA
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box polypeptide 4
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| Other Description |
DEAD box protein 4|DEAD/H (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp/His) box polypeptide 4|probable ATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX4|vasa homolog
|
| Swissprots |
A8K8Q2 D6RDK4 Q9NYB1 Q5M7Z3 Q9NQI0 E9PCD8 Q86VX0 B3KSF4 Q9NT92
|
| Accessions |
CBH19257 EAW54929 Q9NQI0 AF262962 AAF72705 AK093439 BAG52716 AK292417 BAF85106 AK308300 AL137462 CAB70750 AY004154 AAF86585 BC030638 BC047455 AAH47455 BC088362 AAH88362 BI559479 DB022413 DB051674 DB457419 DB508256 XM_005248545 XP_005248602 XM_005248547 XP_005248604 XM_011543495 XP_011541797 XM_011543496 XP_011541798 XM_011543497 XP_011541799 NM_019039 NM_001142549 NP_001136021 NM_001166533 NP_001160005 NM_001166534 NP_001160006 NM_024415 NP_077726
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| Function |
May play a role in germ cell development. May play a role in sperm motility. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10920202, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21034600}.
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| Subcellular Location |
Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10920202, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21421998}. Cytoplasm, perinuclear region {ECO:0000250}.
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| Tissue Specificity |
Expressed only in ovary and testis. Expressed in migratory primordial germ cells in the region of the gonadal ridge in both sexes. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10920202}.
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