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Abstract
A large family of RNA helicases that share a common protein motif with the single letter amino acid sequence D-E-A-D (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp). In addition to RNA helicase activity, members of the DEAD-box family participate in other aspects of RNA metabolism and regulation of RNA function.
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- DEAD-box RNA Helicase
- DEAD box RNA Helicase
- DEAD box RNA Helicases
- Helicase, DEAD-box RNA
- Helicases, DEAD-box RNA
- RNA Helicase, DEAD-box
- RNA Helicases, DEAD-box
- DEAD Box Helicase p68
- p68 DEAD Box Protein
- p68 RNA Helicase
- Helicase, p68 RNA
- RNA Helicase, p68
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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2007(1988)
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- National Library of Medicine. DEAD-box RNA Helicases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D053487. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D053487
- DEAD-box RNA Helicases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65981544