DEAD-box RNA helicases

Parent categories	3. Information processing 3.2. RNA synthesis and degradation
Neighbouring categories	3.2.1. Transcription 3.2.2. RNA chaperones 3.2.3. DEAD-box RNA helicases 3.2.4. RNases
Related categories	RNA chaperones
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Labs working on DEAD-box RNA helicases

• Dagmar Klostermeier
• Jörg Stülke
• Mohamed Marahiel

DEAD-box RNA helicases in B. subtilis

• CshA
• CshB
• DeaD
• YfmL

Strain GP1063 deleted for all four DEAD-box RNA helicases is available in Jörg Stülke's lab (cshA::aphA3 cshB::cat deaD::tet yfmL::ermC). The individual mutants are available as well. PubMed

Important original publications

Martin Lehnik-Habrink, Leonie Rempeters, Ákos T Kovács, Christoph Wrede, Claudia Baierlein, Heike Krebber, Oscar P Kuipers, Jörg Stülke
DEAD-Box RNA helicases in Bacillus subtilis have multiple functions and act independently from each other.
J Bacteriol: 2013, 195(3);534-44
[PubMed:23175651] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (I p)

N Kyle Tanner, Olivier Cordin, Josette Banroques, Monique Doère, Patrick Linder
The Q motif: a newly identified motif in DEAD box helicases may regulate ATP binding and hydrolysis.
Mol Cell: 2003, 11(1);127-38
[PubMed:12535527] [WorldCat.org] [DOI] (P p)

External links

• The RNA helicase database