General Information of EM (ID: EM12026)
  Official Symbol
DHX8
  Official Full Name
DEAH-Box Helicase 8
  Synonym
DEAH-Box Helicase 8;PRPF22;PRP22;HRH1;Dhr2;DDX8;ATP-Dependent RNA Helicase DHX8;DEAH Box Protein 8;RNA Helicase HRH1;EC 3.6.4.13;EC 3.6.1
  Molecule Type
Protein coding
  Position On Chromosome
chr17(Start:43483865 - End:43610338)
  Strand
+
  Uniprot Entry
Q14562 
  ENSG ID
ENSG00000067596 
    Disease Relevance (Click to Show/Hide)
         2C30: Melanoma of skin Cutaneous Melanoma [Melanoma of skin]
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         8A00: Parkinsonism Parkinson's disease (PD) [Parkinsonism]
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         8A01: Choreiform disorders Huntington's disease (HD) [Choreiform disorders]
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         8A20: Alzheimer disease Alzheimer's disease [Alzheimer disease]
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         CB03: Idiopathic interstitial pneumonitis Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) [Idiopathic interstitial pneumonitis]
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         LD2C: Overgrowth syndromes Sotos syndrome(SS) [Overgrowth syndromes]
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         SE30: Developmental delay disorder CHARGE and Kabuki syndromes [Developmental delay disorder]
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Metabolite(s) with this epigenetic modification
  Metabolite Name: Valerate
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     Description
Valerate has been shown to hypermethylate DHX8 CpG site in breast cancer cells.

References
1 Valerian and valeric acid inhibit growth of breast cancer cells possibly by mediating epigenetic modifications. Sci Rep. 2021 Jan 28;11(1):2519. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-81620-x.
2 Gut Microbiota as Important Mediator Between Diet and DNA Methylation and Histone Modifications in the Host. Nutrients. 2020 Feb 25;12(3):597. doi: 10.3390/nu12030597.

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