Full name: DEAD/H-box helicase 11

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Also known as: CHL1; CHLR1; KRG2; WABS

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 is an enzyme that possesses both ATPase and DNA helicase activities. This gene is a homolog of the yeast CHL1 gene, and may function to maintain chromosome transmission fidelity and genome stability. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Expression: Ubiquitous expression in bone marrow (RPKM 6.8), lymph node (RPKM 4.6) and 25 other tissues

Gene size: 30940bp

Exon count: 32