title: Role of ornithine decarboxylase antizyme inhibitor in vivo.
abstract: Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) antizyme inhibitor (AZI) has been shown to regulate ODC activity in cell cultures. However, its biological functions in an organism remain unknown. An embryonic stem (ES) cell clone was established, in which the Azin1 gene was disrupted by the gene trap technique. To identify the function of Azin1 gene in vivo, a mutant mouse line was generated using these trapped ES cells. Homozygous mutant mice died at P0 with abnormal liver morphology. Further analysis indicated that the deletion of Azin1 in homozygous mice resulted in the degradation of ODC, and reduced the biosynthesis of putrescine and spermidine. Our results thus show that AZI plays an important role in regulating the levels of ODC, putrescine and spermidine in mice, and is essential for the survival of mice.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Molecular Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Kimi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ariki
authors.forename: Makiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohkido
authors.forename: Yasuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Senya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsufuji
authors.forename: Zhenghua
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ken-ichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamamura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D005260:Female; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D005822:Genetic Vectors / Q000235:genetics; D006579:Heterozygote; D006720:Homozygote; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008817:Mice, Mutant Strains; D010641:Phenotype; D011073:Polyamines / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D011073:Polyamines; C039317:ornithine decarboxylase antizyme inhibitor