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Gene

DDX27

DEAD-box helicase 27

Summary

Cytogenetic location
20q13.13
Coordinates
Chromosome 20: 49,219,416–49,244,073 (GRCh38)
Exons
21 exons across 24.7 kb
Protein
765 amino acids
Also known as
dJ686N3.1, DRS1
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000618172.5NM_017895.8
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

No Genome Test report reads DDX27 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How DDX27 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 20, with a bracket where DDX27 sits. DDX27 and 8 genes near it on chromosome 20, from 48,731,745 to 49,731,744.Chromosome 2020q13.13p13p12.3p12.2p12.1p11.23p11.22p11.21p11.1q11.1q11.21q11.22q11.23q12q13.11q13.12q13.13q13.2q13.31q13.32q13.3348.8 Mb49 Mb49.2 Mb49.4 Mb49.6 MbPREX1: 48,624,249–48,828,096, reverse strandPREX1ARFGEF2: 48,921,707–49,036,693, forward strandARFGEF2CSE1L: 49,046,246–49,097,033, forward strandCSE1LSTAU1: 49,113,324–49,188,417, reverse strandSTAU1DDX27: 49,219,416–49,244,073, forward strandDDX27ZNFX1: 49,237,946–49,278,473, reverse strandZNFX1KCNB1: 49,293,394–49,484,570, reverse strandKCNB1PTGIS: 49,503,874–49,568,333, reverse strandPTGISB4GALT5: 49,632,945–49,713,949, reverse strandB4GALT5Diagram of DDX27: 21 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 20Exon 1: 49,219,416–49,219,541, 126 basesExon 2: 49,221,452–49,221,598, 147 basesExon 3: 49,222,957–49,223,016, 60 basesExon 4: 49,223,268–49,223,433, 166 basesExon 5: 49,224,945–49,224,991, 47 basesExon 6: 49,225,113–49,225,199, 87 basesExon 7: 49,226,430–49,226,535, 106 basesExon 8: 49,228,715–49,228,888, 174 basesExon 9: 49,230,199–49,230,349, 151 basesExon 10: 49,233,306–49,233,405, 100 basesExon 11: 49,233,568–49,233,709, 142 basesExon 12: 49,234,935–49,235,088, 154 basesExon 13: 49,236,150–49,236,231, 82 basesExon 14: 49,236,333–49,236,510, 178 basesExon 15: 49,238,949–49,239,055, 107 basesExon 16: 49,239,236–49,239,338, 103 basesExon 17: 49,241,893–49,241,987, 95 basesExon 18: 49,242,083–49,242,206, 124 basesExon 19: 49,242,594–49,242,681, 88 basesExon 20: 49,243,629–49,243,703, 75 basesExon 21: 49,243,816–49,244,073, 258 bases1215′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 2.6 kb of the gene's 24.7 kb; 2,298 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.). DDX27 gene: DEAD-box helicase 27. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/ddx27

Vancouver

Dante Labs. DDX27 gene: DEAD-box helicase 27 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/ddx27

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