SCUBA

DDX39B — DExD-box helicase 39B

DDX39B belongs to a gene co-expression module in 5 of 28 SCUBA cell types. Each module groups genes that rise and fall together in that cell type; the genes it shares a module with are its closest co-expression partners there.

DDX39B's module in each cell type

Cell typeModuleShares the module with
CD4⁺ T cellsPost-transcriptional regulation
RNA processing
BCL11B, CCDC14, CHD2, CHD6, CREBZF, DNASE1, EVI2B, FAM78A +21 moreView in SCUBA
Gamma-delta T cellsRNA Splicing Processing
RNA processing & translation
ABCF2, ACTR1B, ARF3, C1orf35, CDK11B, DCAF8, EIF4EBP2, IDH3B +16 more
Innate lymphoid cellsInterferon-Stimulated Genes
Inflammation
ALDOA, CRTAP, DAZAP2, EIF4B, GDI1, GNB2, GRINA, GSTM2 +17 moreView in SCUBA
MacrophagesIntegrated Stress Response
Stress
AKAP17A, ANKHD1, APBB3, C15orf39, CSF2RA, DDIT3, EMD, GPS2 +17 moreView in SCUBA
Mucosal-associated invariant T cellT cell Identity
T cell maturation
ARPC1B, BLOC1S1, C4orf3, CD3D, CHKB, CPNE1, HMGN3, MARCHF9 +9 more

About the gene

SynonymsBAT1, D6S81E, UAP56
Chromosome6: 31530219-31542448
Predicted locationIntracellular
Essential geneYes
Protein classEnzymes, Essential proteins, Plasma proteins, Predicted intracellular proteins, Transporters
Molecular functionHelicase, Hydrolase, RNA-binding
Biological processmRNA processing, mRNA splicing, mRNA transport, Transport

Function

Involved in nuclear export of spliced and unspliced mRNA. Component of the TREX complex which is thought to couple mRNA transcription, processing and nuclear export, and specifically associates with spliced mRNA and not with unspliced pre-mRNA. The TREX complex is recruited to spliced mRNAs by a transcription-independent mechanism, binds to mRNA upstream of the exon-junction complex (EJC) and is recruited in a splicing- and cap- dependent manner to a region near the 5' end of the mRNA where it functions in mRNA export to the cytoplasm via the TAP/NXF1 pathway. The THOC1-THOC2- THOC3 core complex alone is sufficient to promote ATPase activity of DDX39B; in the complex THOC2 is the only component that directly interacts with DDX39B. Associates with SARNP/CIP29, which facilitates RNA binding of DDX39B and likely plays a role in mRNA export. May undergo several rounds of ATP hydrolysis during assembly of TREX to drive subsequent loading of components such as ALYREF/THOC4 and CHTOP onto mRNA. Also associates with pre-mRNA independent of ALYREF/THOC4. Involved in the nuclear export of intronless mRNA; the ATP-bound form is proposed to recruit export adapter ALYREF/THOC4 to intronless mRNA; its ATPase activity is cooperatively stimulated by RNA and ALYREF/THOC4 and ATP hydrolysis is thought to trigger the dissociation from RNA to allow the association of ALYREF/THOC4 and the NXF1-NXT1 heterodimer. Involved in transcription elongation and genome stability. Splice factor that is required for the first ATP-dependent step in spliceosome assembly and for the interaction of U2 snRNP with the branchpoint. Has both RNA-stimulated ATP binding/hydrolysis activity and ATP-dependent RNA unwinding activity. Even with the stimulation of RNA, the ATPase activity is weak. Can only hydrolyze ATP but not other NTPs. The RNA stimulation of ATPase activity does not have a strong preference for the sequence and length of the RNA. However, ssRNA stimulates the ATPase activity much more strongly than dsRNA. Can unwind 5' or 3' overhangs or blunt end RNA duplexes in vitro. The ATPase and helicase activities are not influenced by U2AF2; the effect of ALYREF/THOC4 is reported conflictingly with [] reporting a stimulatory effect. (Microbial infection) The TREX complex is essential for the export of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) intronless mRNAs and infectious virus production

Human Protein Atlas · Open Targets · UniProt

Gene annotation from the Human Protein Atlas and UniProt; see sources & licences.