DEAD box proteins characterized byThe conserved motif Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp (DEAD), are putative RNA helicases.They are implicated in a number of cellular processes involving alteration of RNA secondary structure such as translation initiation, nuclear and mitochondrial splicing, and ribosome and spliceosome assembly. Based onTheir distribution patterns, some members ofThe DEAD box protein family are believed to be involved in embryogenesis, spermatogenesis, and cellular growth and division.The function ofThis gene product which is a member ofThis family, has not been determined. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found forThis gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2010]