URA3
| Orotidine 5'-phosphate decarboxylase | |||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||
| Organism | |||||||
| Symbol | URA3 | ||||||
| Alt. symbols | YEL021W, ODCase | ||||||
| Entrez | 856692 | ||||||
| HomoloGene | 136914 | ||||||
| RefSeq (mRNA) | NM_001178836 | ||||||
| RefSeq (Prot) | NP_010893 | ||||||
| UniProt | P03962 | ||||||
| Other data | |||||||
| EC number | 4.1.1.23 | ||||||
| Chromosome | V: 0.12 - 0.12 Mb | ||||||
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URA3 is a gene on chromosome V in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast). Its systematic name is YEL021W. URA3 is often used in yeast research as a "marker gene", that is, a gene to label chromosomes or plasmids. URA3 encodes Orotidine 5'-phosphate decarboxylase (ODCase), which is an enzyme that catalyzes one reaction in the synthesis of pyrimidine ribonucleotides (a component of RNA).