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Gene

DDX1

DEAD-box helicase 1

Summary

Cytogenetic location
2p24.3
Coordinates
Chromosome 2: 15,591,868–15,631,101 (GRCh38)
Exons
26 exons across 39.2 kb
Protein
740 amino acids
Also known as
TSLIG6, DBP-RB
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000233084.8NM_004939.3
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

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How DDX1 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 2, with a bracket where DDX1 sits. DDX1 and 2 genes near it on chromosome 2, from 15,111,485 to 16,111,484.Chromosome 22p24.3p25.3p25.2p25.1p24.3p24.2p24.1p23.3p23.2p23.1p22.3p22.2p22.1p21p16.3p16.2p16.1p15p14p13.3p13.2p13.1p12p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.2q12.1q12.2q12.3q13q14.1q14.2q14.3q21.1q21.2q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.3q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q31.1q31.2q31.3q32.1q32.2q32.3q33.1q33.2q33.3q34q35q36.1q36.2q36.3q37.1q37.2q37.315.2 Mb15.4 Mb15.6 Mb15.8 Mb16 MbNBAS: 15,166,913–15,561,340, reverse strandNBASDDX1: 15,591,868–15,631,101, forward strandDDX1MYCN: 15,938,396–15,947,022, forward strandMYCNDiagram of DDX1: 26 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 2Exon 1: 15,591,868–15,591,949, 82 basesExon 2: 15,595,145–15,595,196, 52 basesExon 3: 15,595,490–15,595,553, 64 basesExon 4: 15,596,734–15,596,763, 30 basesExon 5: 15,597,375–15,597,471, 97 basesExon 6: 15,599,669–15,599,716, 48 basesExon 7: 15,602,548–15,602,631, 84 basesExon 8: 15,603,192–15,603,275, 84 basesExon 9: 15,603,814–15,603,890, 77 basesExon 10: 15,604,437–15,604,509, 73 basesExon 11: 15,605,950–15,606,026, 77 basesExon 12: 15,606,150–15,606,264, 115 basesExon 13: 15,607,175–15,607,313, 139 basesExon 14: 15,613,224–15,613,284, 61 basesExon 15: 15,617,244–15,617,342, 99 basesExon 16: 15,618,181–15,618,270, 90 basesExon 17: 15,620,208–15,620,396, 189 basesExon 18: 15,621,065–15,621,116, 52 basesExon 19: 15,623,436–15,623,582, 147 basesExon 20: 15,627,054–15,627,145, 92 basesExon 21: 15,628,445–15,628,517, 73 basesExon 22: 15,628,638–15,628,710, 73 basesExon 23: 15,628,797–15,628,839, 43 basesExon 24: 15,629,602–15,629,697, 96 basesExon 25: 15,629,990–15,630,110, 121 basesExon 26: 15,630,776–15,631,101, 326 bases124681012141618202224265′3′

Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.

Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).

Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.

Exons make up 2.5 kb of the gene's 39.2 kb; 2,223 of those bases code for the protein.

Where this comes from

  • HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
  • MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). DDX1 gene: DEAD-box helicase 1. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/ddx1

Vancouver

Dante Labs. DDX1 gene: DEAD-box helicase 1 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/ddx1

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