Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables adenosylmethionine decarboxylase activity. Predicted to be involved in S-adenosylmethionine metabolic process; spermidine biosynthetic process; and spermine biosynthetic process. Predicted to act upstream of or within polyamine biosynthetic process. Predicted to be active in cytosol. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; central nervous system; integumental system; respiratory system; and sensory organ. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in lung non-small cell carcinoma. Orthologous to human AMD1 (adenosylmethionine decarboxylase 1).