Research progress in DEAD-box family protein in cancer / 中南大学学报(医学版)

ABSTRACT

DEAD-box family protein is a kind of ATP dependent RNA helicase,which plays a critical role in RNA metabolism.The DEAD-box family proteins can affect cell proliferation,differentiation,and apoptosis through regulating the expression of oncogenes,tumor suppressor genes and tumor related signaling pathways.It plays the role in promoting or suppressing cancer.