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OAZ2 ornithine decarboxylase antizyme 2 [ Pongo abelii (Sumatran orangutan) ]

Gene ID: 100173592, updated on 26-Mar-2024

Summary

Gene symbol
OAZ2
Gene description
ornithine decarboxylase antizyme 2
Locus tag
CR201_G0037081
See related
Ensembl:ENSPPYG00000006552
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Pongo abelii
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Pongo
Summary
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 polyamine levels. Expression of antizymes requires +1 ribosomal frameshifting, which is enhanced by high levels of polyamine in cells. Antizymes in turn bind to and inhibit ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), the key enzyme in polyamine biosynthesis pathway; 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. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2014]
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Genomic context

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Location:
chromosome: 16
Exon count:
5
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2024_02 current NHGRI_mPonAbe1-v2.0_pri (GCF_028885655.2) 16 NC_072001.2 (67768349..67783967, complement)
RS_2023_04 previous assembly NHGRI_mPonAbe1-v1.1-hic.freeze_pri (GCF_028885655.1) 15 NC_072000.1 (65048011..65063629, complement)

Chromosome 16 - NC_072001.2Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC129050485 Neighboring gene zinc finger protein 609 Neighboring gene glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase-like Neighboring gene U6 spliceosomal RNA Neighboring gene RNA binding protein, mRNA processing factor 2 Neighboring gene PIF1 5'-to-3' DNA helicase

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

General gene information

Markers

Clone Names

  • DKFZp459P0525

Gene Ontology Provided by RefSeq

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables ornithine decarboxylase inhibitor activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
PubMed 
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in positive regulation of protein catabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in cytoplasm IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
PubMed 
located_in nucleus IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
PubMed 

General protein information

Preferred Names
ornithine decarboxylase antizyme 2
Names
AZ2
ODC-Az 2

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

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These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001133124.1NP_001126596.1  ornithine decarboxylase antizyme 2

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001126596.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    CR860615
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q5R680
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A2J8T8A4, H2NNH2
    Related
    ENSPPYP00000007433.2, ENSPPYT00000007737.3
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    pfam02100
    Location:100181
    ODC_AZ; Ornithine decarboxylase antizyme

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_028885655.2-RS_2024_02

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference NHGRI_mPonAbe1-v2.0_pri Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_072001.2 Reference NHGRI_mPonAbe1-v2.0_pri Primary Assembly

    Range
    67768349..67783967 complement
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