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Helicase Gene

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Helicase Gene Definition

Helicase Genes encode proteins that promote unwinding of 1.) RNA during splicing and translation or 2.) duplex DNA during replication or repair by binding cooperatively to single-stranded regions of DNA or to short regions of duplex DNA that are undergoing transient opening. (NCI)

Helicase Gene Synonyms

Helicase Gene

Terms in Helicase Gene category

ATRX Gene
BLM Gene
CHD2 Gene
CHD5 Gene
CHD7 Gene
DDX6 Gene
RAD54B Gene
RECQL4 Gene
RECQL5 Gene
RECQL Gene
SKIV2L Gene
WRN Gene



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