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DDX6 (Probable ATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX6) is an enzyme. The public catalogues list it as an oncogene driver, a tumour suppressor and a fusion partner, and it is called a cancer driver by mutation analysis of patient cohorts. Tied to Sarcomas, Lung cancer, Leiomyosarcoma and 1 more. This dossier gathers the 0 products (0 approved), 0 trials, 0 pathways and 0 resistance routes in the corpus that involve it, with external identifiers so it can be joined to UniProt, ChEMBL, Open Targets and the rest of biology.

Biology

Essential for the formation of P-bodies, cytosolic membrane-less ribonucleoprotein granules involved in RNA metabolism through the coordinated storage of mRNAs encoding regulatory functions. Plays a role in P-bodies to coordinate the storage of translationally inactive mRNAs in the cytoplasm and prevent their degradation. In the process of mRNA degradation, plays a role in mRNA decapping. Blocks autophagy in nutrient-rich conditions by repressing the expression of ATG-related genes through degradation of their transcripts. Location: Cytoplasm, P-body; Cytoplasm; Nucleus; Cytoplasm, Cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein granule (UniProt). Locus 11q23.3 (HGNC).

Where it is found
  • Sarcomas: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (LMS)
  • Lung cancer: Open Targets association 0.51 with lung cancer (MONDO_0008903)
  • Leiomyosarcoma: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (LMS)
  • Medulloblastoma: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (MBL)
Class: enzyme · Gene: DDX6 · Facts checked 2026-09-23 · Target page

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Query for this target: (TITLE:"DDX6" OR ABSTRACT:"DDX6" OR TITLE:"DEAD-box helicase 6" OR ABSTRACT:"DEAD-box helicase 6" OR TITLE:"Probable ATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX6" OR ABSTRACT:"Probable ATP-dependent RNA helicase DDX6" OR TITLE:"Rck/p54" OR ABSTRACT:"Rck/p54" OR TITLE:"HLR2" OR ABSTRACT:"HLR2") AND (cancer OR tumor OR tumour OR oncology OR carcinoma OR lymphoma OR leukemia OR leukaemia OR myeloma OR sarcoma OR melanoma OR glioma). Results are unfiltered search hits about DDX6, not a curated reading list.

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The dossier as machine-readable JSON: identifiers from HGNC, Ensembl, UniProt and ChEMBL, products with status, trials, pathways, hotspots, open questions and assays. The full entity record is in the open API at /api/v1/entities/ddx6.json. Licence CC BY-NC 4.0.