Probable ATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX6 also known as DEAD box protein 6 or Oncogene RCK/p54, is a conserved member of the DEAD-box RNA helicase family. DDX6 plays a central role in P-body assembly in mammals and its depletion prevents P-body assembly leading to P-bodies disappearance.1 DDX6 coordinates RNA and ATP helicase binding activities and binds along the mRNA. DDX6 sequence specific binding at mRNA 5' end, activates recruitment of the decapping complex, thus coupling translational repression and mRNA degradation.1-2partial human DDX6 recombinant protein
Synonyms: ATP-dependent RNA helicase p54; DEAD box protein 6; HLR2; Oncogene RCK; Probable ATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX6
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Application: The antibody may be used in various immunochemical techniques including Immunoblotting (~54 kDa) and Immunofluorescence. Detection of the DDX6 band by Immunoblotting is specifically inhibited by the immunogen.
Biochem Physiol Actions: DDX6 is considered to be a P-bodies marker due to its mediating role between translational repression and P-bodies formation and toits interaction with Ago2 and the RISC complex that also mediates translational silencing by miRNAs.1-4 Viruses like Hepatitis C virus (HCV) or West Nile virus (WNV) utilize the host cell DDX6 to promote virus infection by recruiting it to the viral replication sites where it is involved in stabilization of the viral genome and the shift between translation and replication.2,5-6DDX6 was reported to be overexpressed in colorectal adenocarcinomas, gastric cancer and in most malignant cell lines.7-9 It was suggested that DDX6 acted as an upstream cancerous enhancer through RNA-binding of HER2 and FGFR2 mRNAs that positively regulates post-transcriptional processes in cancer cells.7