Orotidine-5'-phosphate (OMP) decarboxylase; catalyzes the sixth enzymatic step in the de novo biosynthesis of pyrimidines, converting OMP into uridine monophosphate (UMP); converts 5-FOA into 5-fluorouracil, a toxic compound [Source:SGD;Acc:S000000747]
Chromosome V: 116,167-116,970 forward strand.
R64-1-1:BK006939.2
This gene has 1 transcript (splice variant), 5 orthologues and 2 paralogues.