Gene

OAZ2

Species
Homo sapiens
Symbol
OAZ2
Name
ornithine decarboxylase antizyme 2
Synonyms
  • AZ2
  • ODC-Az 2
Biotype
protein coding gene
Automated Description
Enables ornithine decarboxylase inhibitor activity. Predicted to be involved in positive regulation of intracellular protein transport and positive regulation of protein catabolic process. Predicted to be located in cytosol. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm and nucleus.
RGD Description
The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the ornithine decarboxylase antizyme family, which plays a role in cell growth and proliferation by regulating intracellular polyamines. Expression of antizymes requires +1 ribosomal frameshifting, which is enhanced by high levels of polyamines. Antizymes in turn bind to and inhibit ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), the key enzyme in polyamine biosynthesis; thus, completing the auto-regulatory circuit. This gene encodes antizyme 2, the second member of the antizyme family. Like antizyme 1, antizyme 2 has broad tissue distribution, inhibits ODC activity and polyamine uptake, and stimulates ODC degradation in vivo; however, it fails to promote ODC degradation in vitro. Antizyme 2 is expressed at lower levels than antizyme 1, but is evolutionary more conserved, suggesting it likely has an important biological role. Studies also show different subcellular localization of antizymes 1 and 2, indicating specific function for each antizyme in discrete compartments of the cell. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2014]
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Orthology

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PANTHER:PTHR10279
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            64.688M64.690M64.692M64.694M64.696M64.698M64.700M64.702M

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            Expression

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