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bel

Gene
bel
Protein
ATP-dependent RNA helicase bel
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster
Length
798 amino acids
Function
ATP-dependent RNA helicase that is essential and required for cellular function, larval growth, and for male and female fertility. Also required for RNA interference (RNAi), double-stranded RNA induces potent and specific gene silencing, by acting downstream of dsRNA internalization. RNAi is mediated by the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC), a sequence-specific, multicomponent nuclease that destroys or silences messenger RNAs homologous to the silencing trigger.
Similarity
Belongs to the DEAD box helicase family. DDX3/DED1 subfamily.
Mass
85.081 kDa
Sequence
MSNAINQNGTGLEQQVAGLDLNGGSADYSGPITSKTSTNSVTGGVYVPPHLRGGGGNNNAADAESQGQGQGQGQGFDSRSGNPRQETRDPQQSRGGGGEYRRGGGGGGRGFNRQSGDYGYGSGGGGRRGGGGRFEDNYNGGEFDSRRGGDWNRSGGGGGGGRGFGRGPSYRGGGGGSGSNLNEQTAEDGQAQQQQQPRNDRWQEPERPAGFDGSEGGQSAGGNRSYNNRGERGGGGYNSRWKEGGGSNVDYTKLGARDERLEVELFGVGNTGINFDKYEDIPVEATGQNVPPNITSFDDVQLTEIIRNNVALARYDKPTPVQKHAIPIIINGRDLMACAQTGSGKTAAFLVPILNQMYELGHVPPPQSTRQYSRRKQYPLGLVLAPTRELATQIFEEAKKFAYRSRMRPAVLYGGNNTSEQMRELDRGCHLIVATPGRLEDMITRGKVGLENIRFLVLDEADRMLDMGFEPQIRRIVEQLNMPPTGQRQTLMFSATFPKQIQELASDFLSNYIFLAVGRVGSTSENITQTILWVYEPDKRSYLLDLLSSIRDGPEYTKDSLTLIFVETKKGADSLEEFLYQCNHPVTSIHGDRTQKEREEALRCFRSGDCPILVATAVAARGLDIPHVKHVINFDLPSDVEEYVHRIGRTGRMGNLGVATSFFNEKNRNICSDLLELLIETKQEIPSFMEDMSSDRGHGGAKRAGRGGGGRYGGGFGSRDYRQSSGGGGGGRSGPPPRSGGSGSGGGGGSYRSNGNSYGGNSGGGGYYGGGAGGGSYGGSYGGGSASHSSNAPDWWAQ