ATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX59 (DEAD box protein 59, zinc finger HIT domain-containing protein 5, DDX59, ZNHIT5)

Function

helicase (putative)

Structure

• belongs to the DEAD box helicase family, DDX59 subfamily
• contains 1 helicase ATP-binding domain
• contains 1 helicase C-terminal domain
• contains 1 HIT-type zinc finger
• Q motif is unique to & characteristic of the DEAD box family of RNA helicases & controls ATP binding & hydrolysis

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=2

More general terms

• helicase (DNA unwinding protein, DNA untwisting protein)
• zinc finger protein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q5T1V6.html