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NameOrnithine decarboxylase
Synonyms
  • 4.1.1.17
  • ODC
Gene NameODC1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016082|Ornithine decarboxylase
MNNFGNEEFDCHFLDEGFTAKDILDQKINEVSSSDDKDAFYVADLGDILKKHLRWLKALP
RVTPFYAVKCNDSKAIVKTLAATGTGFDCASKTEIQLVQSLGVPPERIIYANPCKQVSQI
KYAANNGVQMMTFDSEVELMKVARAHPKAKLVLRIATDDSKAVCRLSVKFGATLRTSRLL
LERAKELNIDVVGVSFHVGSGCTDPETFVQAISDARCVFDMGAEVGFSMYLLDIGGGFPG
SEDVKLKFEEITGVINPALDKYFPSDSGVRIIAEPGRYYVASAFTLAVNIIAKKIVLKEQ
TGSDDEDESSEQTFMYYVNDGVYGSFNCILYDHAHVKPLLQKRPKPDEKYYSSSIWGPTC
DGLDRIVERCDLPEMHVGDWMLFENMGAYTVAAASTFNGFQRPTIYYVMSGPAWQLMQQF
QNPDFPPEVEEQDASTLPVSCAWESGMKRHRAACASASINV
Number of residues461
Molecular Weight51147.73
Theoretical pI4.88
GO Classification
Functions
  • protein homodimerization activity
  • ornithine decarboxylase activity
Processes
  • positive regulation of cell proliferation
  • kidney development
  • polyamine metabolic process
  • regulation of cellular amino acid metabolic process
  • response to virus
  • regulation of protein catabolic process
  • putrescine biosynthetic process from ornithine
  • cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
Components
  • cytosol
  • perinuclear region of cytoplasm
  • cytoplasm
General FunctionProtein homodimerization activity
Specific FunctionKey enzyme of polyamine biosynthesis that converts ornithine into putrescine, which is the precursor for the polyamines, spermidine and spermine.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID29893806
UniProtKB IDP11926
UniProtKB Entry NameDCOR_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNot Available
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0000804|1386 bp
ATGAACAACTTTGGTAATGAAGAGTTTGACTGCCACTTCCTCGATGAAGGTTTTACTGCC
AAGGACATTCTGGACCAGAAAATTAATGAAGTTTCTTCTTCTGATGATAAGGATGCCTTC
TATGTGGCAGACCTGGGAGACATTCTAAAGAAACATCTGAGGTGGTTAAAAGCTCTCCCT
CGTGTCACCCCCTTTTATGCAGTCAAATGTAATGATAGCAAAGCCATCGTGAAGACCCTT
GCTGCTACCGGGACAGGATTTGACTGTGCTAGCAAGACTGAAATACAGTTGGTGCAGAGT
CTGGGGGTGCCTCCAGAGAGGATTATCTATGCAAATCCTTGTAAACAAGTATCTCAAATT
AAGTATGCTGCTAATAATGGAGTCCAGATGATGACTTTTGATAGTGAAGTTGAGTTGATG
AAAGTTGCCAGAGCACATCCCAAAGCAAAGTTGGTTTTGCGGATTGCCACTGATGATTCC
AAAGCAGTCTGTCGTCTCAGTGTGAAATTCGGTGCCACGCTCAGAACCAGCAGGCTCCTT
TTGGAACGGGCGAAAGAGCTAAATATCGATGTTGTTGGTGTCAGCTTCCATGTAGGAAGC
GGCTGTACCGATCCTGAGACCTTCGTGCAGGCAATCTCTGATGCCCGCTGTGTTTTTGAC
ATGGGGGCTGAGGTTGGTTTCAGCATGTATCTGCTTGATATTGGCGGTGGCTTTCCTGGA
TCTGAGGATGTGAAACTTAAATTTGAAGAGATCACCGGCGTAATCAACCCAGCGTTGGAC
AAATACTTTCCGTCAGACTCTGGAGTGAGAATCATAGCTGAGCCCGGCAGATACTATGTT
GCATCAGCTTTCACGCTTGCAGTTAATATCATTGCCAAGAAAATTGTATTAAAGGAACAG
ACGGGCTCTGATGACGAAGATGAGTCGAGTGAGCAGACCTTTATGTATTATGTGAATGAT
GGCGTCTATGGATCATTTAATTGCATACTCTATGACCACGCACATGTAAAGCCCCTTCTG
CAAAAGAGACCTAAACCAGATGAGAAGTATTATTCATCCAGCATATGGGGACCAACATGT
GATGGCCTCGATCGGATTGTTGAGCGCTGTGACCTGCCTGAAATGCATGTGGGTGATTGG
ATGCTCTTTGAAAACATGGGCGCTTACACTGTTGCTGCTGCCTCTACGTTCAATGGCTTC
CAGAGGCCGACGATCTACTATGTGATGTCAGGGCCTGCGTGGCAACTCATGCAGCAATTC
CAGAACCCCGACTTCCCACCCGAAGTAGAGGAACAGGATGCCAGCACCCTGCCTGTGTCT
TGTGCCTGGGAGAGTGGGATGAAACGCCACAGAGCAGCCTGTGCTTCGGCTAGTATTAAT
GTGTAG
GenBank Gene IDM16650
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDODC1
HGNC IDHGNC:8109
Chromosome LocationNot Available
Locus2p25
References
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