The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) Box Polypeptide 6 across different species:

DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box polypeptide 6 (DDX6), DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box polypeptide 6 (Ddx6), DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box polypeptide 6 (ddx6)

Other aliases include:

P54, RCK, HLR2, FLJ36338, DDX6, RGD1564560, si:ch211-147p17.1, p54, rck, P54H, Xp54, hlr2, me31b, MGC145663

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) Box Polypeptide 6:

DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box polypeptide 6 – DEAD box-6 – DEAD/H (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp/His) box polypeptide 6 (RNA helicase, 54kD) – probable ATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX6 – DEAD box protein 6 – ATP-dependent RNA helicase p54 – RNA helicase p54 – Probable ATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX6

DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) Box Polypeptide 6 fulfills a number of functions:

ATP binding – ATP-dependent helicase activity – RNA binding – RNA helicase activity – hydrolase activity – nucleotide binding – protein binding – helicase activity – nucleic acid binding

DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) Box Polypeptide 6 is relevant to the following processes:

cytoplasm – cytoplasmic mRNA processing body – stress granule

Locations for DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) Box Polypeptide 6:

cytoplasm – stress granule – RNA-induced silencing complex – cytoplasmic mRNA processing body

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology