Gene Information
Gene NameKIAA1945
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length460
Protein NamesAntizyme inhibitor 2 (AzI2) (Arginine decarboxylase) (ADC) (ARGDC) (Ornithine decarboxylase-like protein) (ODC-like protein) (ornithine decarboxylase paralog) (ODC-p)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ96A70
Gene CardAZIN2
Uniprot IDQ96A70
PfamPF02784; PF00278
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the neocortex, thalamus, hippocampus, cerebellum, medulla oblongata, gray and white matter. Expressed in neurons, oligodendrocytes, basket, Purkinje and pyramidal cells. Expressed in spermatocytes and Leydig cells of the testis. Expressed in luteal theca cells lining corpus luteum cysts and in hilus cells of the ovary. Expressed in primary and neoplastic mast cells (MC) (at protein level). Highly expressed in brain. Also expressed in testis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11587527, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14738999, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19718454, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19756694, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19832840}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs16835244 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250}. Cytoplasm, perinuclear region. Membrane {ECO:0000250}. Cytoplasmic vesicle. Endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi intermediate compartment {ECO:0000250}. Golgi apparatus, cis-Golgi network {ECO:0000250}. Golgi apparatus, trans-Golgi network. Cytoplasmic granule. Cell projection, axon. Cell projection, dendrite. Perikaryon. Note=Colocalizes with KDEL receptors in ER-Golgi intermediate compartment (ERGIC). Translocates from the ERGIC structure to the cytoplasm in an antizyme-dependent manner. Localizes with vesicle-associated membrane protein VAMP8 in the vicinity of the plasma membrane within serotonin-containing secretory granules (By similarity). Detected as vesicle-like pattern in neurite outgrowths. Localizes to the vesicular compartments of the secretory pathway, predominantly in the trans-Golgi network (TGN). Localizes with vesicle-associated membrane protein VAMP8 in the vicinity of the plasma membrane within serotonin-containing secretory granules. {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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