Identification
NameOrnithine carbamoyltransferase
Synonyms
  • Ornithine transcarbamylase
  • OTCase
Gene NameARG3
Enzyme Class
Biological Properties
General FunctionInvolved in carboxyl- or carbamoyltransferase activity
Specific FunctionCarbamoyl phosphate + L-ornithine = phosphate + L-citrulline
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
SMPDB PathwaysNot Available
KEGG Pathways
Arginine and proline metabolismec00330 Map00330
SMPDB ReactionsNot Available
KEGG Reactions
Ornithine + CarbamoylphosphateCitrulline + phosphate + hydron
Metabolites
YMDB IDNameView
YMDB00060CitrullineShow
YMDB00082CarbamoylphosphateShow
YMDB00353OrnithineShow
YMDB00862hydronShow
YMDB00907phosphateShow
GO Classification
Component
macromolecular complex
protein complex
ornithine carbamoyltransferase complex
Function
binding
carboxylic acid binding
amino acid binding
carboxyl- or carbamoyltransferase activity
ornithine carbamoyltransferase activity
catalytic activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring one-carbon groups
Process
cellular metabolic process
cellular amino acid and derivative metabolic process
cellular amino acid metabolic process
metabolic process
Gene Properties
Chromosome Locationchromosome 10
LocusYJL088W
Gene Sequence>1017 bp ATGTCAACCACAGCATCCACGCCTTCATCTTTACGTCATTTGATTTCTATAAAAGATCTT TCTGATGAAGAATTCAGAATCTTAGTACAAAGAGCTCAACATTTCAAGAATGTTTTTAAA GCAAATAAAACGAATGATTTCCAATCCAACCATCTGAAACTATTGGGTAGAACTATAGCC TTAATATTTACTAAAAGATCAACTAGAACGAGAATTTCGACCGAAGGTGCAGCCACCTTC TTTGGTGCCCAACCGATGTTTTTAGGTAAAGAGGATATTCAGCTTGGTGTCAATGAATCA TTTTACGATACCACCAAGGTTGTATCATCTATGGTTTCATGTATTTTTGCCCGTGTGAAC AAACATGAAGACATACTTGCTTTTTGCAAGGATTCCTCTGTACCGATCATCAACTCTCTA TGTGACAAATTCCACCCTTTGCAAGCAATTTGTGATCTTTTAACAATAATCGAAAACTTC AATATATCTCTAGATGAAGTAAATAAGGGAATCAATTCAAAATTGAAGATGGCATGGATT GGTGATGCCAATAATGTCATAAATGATATGTGCATCGCATGTCTGAAATTCGGTATAAGT GTCAGTATTTCCACTCCCCCCGGTATTGAAATGGATTCCGATATTGTCGATGAAGCAAAG AAAGTTGCTGAGAGAAACGGTGCGACATTTGAATTAACACACGACTCTTTAAAGGCCTCC ACCAATGCCAATATATTAGTAACCGATACTTTCGTTTCCATGGGTGAAGAATTTGCGAAA CAGGCCAAGCTGAAACAATTCAAAGGTTTTCAAATCAATCAAGAACTTGTCTCTGTGGCT GATCCAAACTACAAATTTATGCATTGTCTGCCAAGACATCAAGAAGAAGTTAGTGATGAT GTCTTTTATGGAGAGCATTCCATAGTCTTTGAAGAAGCAGAAAACAGATTATATGCAGCT ATGTCTGCCATTGATATCTTTGTTAATAATAAAGGTAATTTCAAGGACTTGAAATAA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function
Protein Residues338
Protein Molecular Weight37844.80078
Protein Theoretical pI6.24
Signalling Regions
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • None
Protein Sequence>Ornithine carbamoyltransferase MSTTASTPSSLRHLISIKDLSDEEFRILVQRAQHFKNVFKANKTNDFQSNHLKLLGRTIA LIFTKRSTRTRISTEGAATFFGAQPMFLGKEDIQLGVNESFYDTTKVVSSMVSCIFARVN KHEDILAFCKDSSVPIINSLCDKFHPLQAICDLLTIIENFNISLDEVNKGINSKLKMAWI GDANNVINDMCIACLKFGISVSISTPPGIEMDSDIVDEAKKVAERNGATFELTHDSLKAS TNANILVTDTFVSMGEEFAKQAKLKQFKGFQINQELVSVADPNYKFMHCLPRHQEEVSDD VFYGEHSIVFEEAENRLYAAMSAIDIFVNNKGNFKDLK
References
External Links
ResourceLink
Saccharomyces Genome Database ARG3
Uniprot IDP05150
Uniprot NameOTC_YEAST
GenBank Gene IDM11946
Genebank Protein ID171075
General Reference
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  • Crabeel, M., Huygen, R., Verschueren, K., Messenguy, F., Tinel, K., Cunin, R., Glansdorff, N. (1985). "General amino acid control and specific arginine repression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: physical study of the bifunctional regulatory region of the ARG3 gene." Mol Cell Biol 5:3139-3148.3915770
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  • Ghaemmaghami, S., Huh, W. K., Bower, K., Howson, R. W., Belle, A., Dephoure, N., O'Shea, E. K., Weissman, J. S. (2003). "Global analysis of protein expression in yeast." Nature 425:737-741.14562106