DDX51: Proteins and Enzymes

DDX51 is a member of the DEAD box family of proteins that possesses several conserved motifs which include the highly conserved DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) amino acid sequence motif. The major activity of DEAD box proteins is to function as ATP-dependent RNA helicases. As helicases, DEAD proteins play an important role in all aspects of RNA metabolism and function which include pre-mRNA splicing, RNA synthesis, RNA degradation, RNA export, RNA translation, RNA secondary structure formation, ribosome biogenesis, and the assembly of RNP complexes. DDX51 may function in biogenesis of the 60S ribosomal subunit. Alternate names for DDX51 include ATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX51, DEAD box protein 51, MGC42193, and DKFZp686N2081.