Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables polyamine oxidase activity. Acts upstream of or within polyamine catabolic process. Predicted to be located in peroxisomal matrix. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; genitourinary system; gut; hemolymphoid system gland; and integumental system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in lung non-small cell carcinoma. Orthologous to human PAOX (polyamine oxidase).