Summary for DDX6 (NES ID: 52)

Full Name
Probable ATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX6     UniProt    
Alternative Names
DEAD box protein 6
ATP-dependent RNA helicase p54   
Organism
Xenopus laevis (African clawed frog)    
Experimental Evidence for CRM1-mediated Export
Mutations That Affect Nuclear Export
Mutations That Affect CRM1 Binding
Unknown
Functional Export Signals
*shown as underlined residues in the full sequence
1MSTARTENPVLMGMSSQNGQLRGPLKPSAGPGGGGTQTQQINQLKNASTINSGSQQQAQS
MSSIIKPGDDWKKTLKLPPKDLRIKTSDVTSTKGNEFEDYCLKRELLMGIFEMGWEKPSP
IQEESIPIALSGRDILARAKNGTGKTGAYLIPLLERLDLKKDCI164 Ref.1RNA helicase p54 (DDX6) is a shuttling protein involved in nuclear assembly of stored mRNP particles, Smillie et al., J Cell Sci, 2001
Secondary Structure of Export Signal
Unknown
Other Residues Important for Export
Unknown
Sequence
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10 20 30 40 50 60
MSTARTENPV LMGMSSQNGQ LRGPLKPSAG PGGGGTQTQQ INQLKNASTI NSGSQQQAQS
70 80 90 100 110 120
MSSIIKPGDD WKKTLKLPPK DLRIKTSDVT STKGNEFEDY CLKRELLMGI FEMGWEKPSP
130 140 150 160 170 180
IQEESIPIAL SGRDILARAK NGTGKTGAYL IPLLERLDLK KDCIQAMVIV PTRELALQVS
190 200 210 220 230 240
QICIQVSKHM GGAKVMATTG GTNLRDDIMR LDDTVHVVIA TPGRILDLIK KGVAKVDHIQ
250 260 270 280 290 300
MIVLDEADKL LSQDFMQIME DIIMTLPKNR QILLYSATFP LSVQKFMTLH LQKPYEINLM
310 320 330 340 350 360
EELTLKGVTQ YYAYVTERQK VHCLNTLFSR LQINQSIIFC NSSQRVELLA KKISQLGYSC
370 380 390 400 410 420
FYIHAKMRQE HRNRVFHDFR NGLCRNLVCT DLFTRGIDIQ AVNVVINFDF PKLAETYLHR
430 440 450 460 470 480
IGRSGRFGHL GLAINLITYD DRFNLKSIEE QLGTEIKPIP SSIDKNLYVA EYHSESGEDK
P
3D Structures in PDB
Not Available
Comments
Xp54 is one of the four proteins in a core group, abundant during early development of cells to maintain the mRNA sequences in a condition ready for translate at the appropriate stage of development. Xp54 is an ATP-dependent RNA helicase, belonging to a small family (DDX6) of DEAD-box RNA helicases. Smillie and Sommerville found that Xp54 is present in the oocyte nuclei and is able to shuttle between nucleus and cytoplasm. They showed that the N-terminal part of Xp54 (aa 1-164) can cause GFP to accumulate in the cytoplasm, which can be inhibited by LMB. Mutating L157 and L159 to alanine has similar effect. However, the full length protein doesn't respond to LMB treatment. In addition, replacement of the C-terminal 82 resiudes with an unrelated plasmid will make the recombinant protein responsive to LMB, suggesting that the C-terminal part harbors a cytoplasmic retention signal. More recently, Hwang et al. also illustrated that DDX6 is not LMB sensitive and is instead exported in a piggyback manner by 4E-T. Ref.2Dual Mechanisms Regulate the Nucleocytoplasmic Localization of Human DDX6, Huang et al., Sci Rep, 2017
References
[1]. "RNA helicase p54 (DDX6) is a shuttling protein involved in nuclear assembly of stored mRNP particles"
Smillie, D.A., Sommerville, J. (2001) J Cell Sci, 115:395-407 PubMed
[2]. "Dual Mechanisms Regulate the Nucleocytoplasmic Localization of Human DDX6"
Huang JH, Ku WC, Chen YC, Chang YL, Chu CY. (2017) Sci Rep, 7:42853 PubMed
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