RECQL4 (ATP-Dependent DNA Helicase Q4, DNA Helicase, RecQ-like Type 4, RecQ4, RTS, RecQ Protein-like 4, RECQ4)

In humans, the RecQ helicase family includes WRN, BLM, RecQL1, RecQL4 and RecQL5 proteins, all of which contain a conserved helicase domain. WRN and BLM have been demonstrated to be the responsible genes in Werner and Bloom syndromes, respectively. RecQL1 and RecQL5 also belong to the human RecQ helicase family, but their correlation with genetic disorders, if any, is unknown. The gene encoding human RecQL4, which maps to chromosome 8q24.3, is believed to be the gene responsible for the development of Rothmund-Thomson syndrome (RTS). The levels of WRN, BLM, RecQL1, 4 and 5 are differentially up-regulated...