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Literature summary for 4.1.1.17 extracted from

  • Kumar, R.; Rafia, S.; Saran, S.
    Cloning, expression and characterization of the ornithine decarboxylase gene from Dictyostelium discoideum (2014), Int. J. Dev. Biol., 58, 669-676 .
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Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
gene odc, located on chromosome 3 between coxadordinates 4069177 to 4070741, DNA and amino acid sequence determination and analysis, sequence comparisons and phylogenetic tree, domain organization, recombinant expression of a fluorescence-tagged enzyme in Dictyostelium discoideum cells Dictyostelium discoideum

Protein Variants

Protein Variants Comment Organism
additional information enzyme overexpression in Dictyostelium discoideum cells inhibits cell proliferation and leads to mild developmental defect, because high putrescine levels are detrimental for cell proliferation, phenotype, overview Dictyostelium discoideum

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
cytosol
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Dictyostelium discoideum 5829
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additional information the enzyme is predominantly perinuclear but also cytosolic, subcellular localization analysis Dictyostelium discoideum
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perinuclear space
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Dictyostelium discoideum
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Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
L-ornithine Dictyostelium discoideum
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putrescine + CO2
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?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Dictyostelium discoideum Q54UF3
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-

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
additional information both ODC transcript and protein are expressed at all stages of development and show high expression in prestalk/stalk cells Dictyostelium discoideum
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
L-ornithine
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Dictyostelium discoideum putrescine + CO2
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?

Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
? x * 51700, about, sequence calculation Dictyostelium discoideum
More tertiary structure prediction of putative Dictyostelium discoideum ornithine decarboxylase (DdODC), overview Dictyostelium discoideum

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
DDB_G0281109 locus name Dictyostelium discoideum
DdODC
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Dictyostelium discoideum
ODC
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Dictyostelium discoideum

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
pyridoxal 5'-phosphate
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Dictyostelium discoideum

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
malfunction both overexpression of DdODC and putrescine treatment result in inhibition of cell proliferation Dictyostelium discoideum
additional information ODC secondary and tertiary structure homology modeling Dictyostelium discoideum
physiological function ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) is a rate limiting enzyme in polyamine synthesis that decarboxylates ornithine to form the diamine putrescine. The enzyme is predominantly expressed in the prestalk/stalk cells of multicellular structures Dictyostelium discoideum