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Gene information for Oaz2 (Rattus norvegicus)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID501454
Official gene symbolOaz2
Full nameornithine decarboxylase antizyme 2
AliasesRGD1562933
Gene summaryOrnithine decarboxylase catalyzes the conversion of ornithine to putrescine in the first and apparently rate-limiting step in polyamine biosynthesis. The ornithine decarboxylase antizymes play a role in the regulation of polyamine synthesis by binding to and inhibiting ornithine decarboxylase. Antizyme expression is auto-regulated by polyamine-enhanced translational frameshifting. The antizyme encoded by this gene inhibits ornithine decarboxylase but does not accelerate its degradation. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 8   Locus: 8q24
Gene position69935001 - 69948824  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size13824 bp
Gene sequence