Medical Definition of DEAD box helicase

1. Family of ATP dependent DNA or RNA helicases with a 4 amino acid consensus, D E A D, that resembles an ATP binding site. Examples, p68, a human nuclear protein involved in cell growth, vasa, a Drosophila protein required for specification of posterior embryonic structures. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of DEAD Box Helicase

DDE
DDI
DDL
DDMMYY
DDMMYYYY
DDO
DDOS
DDP
DDR
DDS
DDT
DDU
DDx
DE
DEA
DEAD box helicase (current term)
DEAE cellulose
DEB
DEC
DEET
DEFCON
DEG
DEGs
DEHP
DELF
DELTA
DEM
DEMU
DEP
DEQ

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