NCBI Summary:
This gene encodes an ATP-dependent DNA helicase that functions in nucleotide excision repair. The encoded protein is a subunit of basal transcription factor 2 (TFIIH) and, therefore, also functions in class II transcription. Mutations in this gene are associated with Xeroderma pigmentosum B, Cockayne's syndrome, and trichothiodystrophy. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2014]
General function
Cell death/survival, Apoptosis, DNA repair, Enzyme, Hydrolase, Nucleic acid binding, DNA binding, Transcription factor
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Cellular localization
Nuclear
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Ovarian function
Oogenesis, Oocyte maturation
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Gene whose expression is detected by cDNA array hybridization: GDP/GTP exchangers, GTPase stimulators and inhibitors, apoptosis. Also, relative transcript level reproducibly increases during IVM Rozenn Dalbis-Tran and Pascal Mermilloda