Selected Publications on Ornithine Decarboxylase


Morris, D. R., and Pardee, A. B. A Biosynthetic Ornithine Decarboxylase in Escherichia coli. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 20, 697-702 (1965).

Morris, D. R., and Pardee, A. B. Multiple Pathways of Putrescine Biosynthesis in Escherichia coli. J. Biol. Chem. 241, 3129-3135 (1966).

Applebaum, D., Sabo, D. L., Fischer, E. H., and Morris, D. R. Biodegradative Ornithine Decarboxylase of Escherichia Coli. Purification, Properties and Pyridoxal 5'-Phosphate Binding Site. Biochemistry 14, 3675-3681 (1975).

Applebaum, D. M., Dunlap, J. C., and Morris, D. R. Comparison of the Biosynthetic and Biodegradative Ornithine Decarboxylase of Escherichia coli. Biochemistry 16, 1580-1584 (1977).

Degen, J. L., and Morris, D. R. Activation of Early Enzyme Production in Small Lymphocytes in Response to High, Nonmitogenic Concentrations of Concanavalin A. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 77, 3479-3483 (1980).

Morris, D. R., and Boeker, E. A. Biosynthetic and Biodegradative Ornithine and Arginine Decarboxylases from Escherichia coli. Methods in Enzymology 94, 125-134 (1983).

Stimac, E., and Morris, D. R. Messenger RNAs Coding for Enzymes of Polyamine Biosynthesis are Induced during the G0-G1 Transition, but not during Traverse of the Normal G1 Phase. J. Cell. Physiol. 133, 590-594 (1987).

White, M. W., Kameji, T., Pegg, A. E., and Morris, D. R. Increased Efficiency of Translation of Ornithine Decarboxylase mRNA in Mitogen-Activated Lymphocytes. Eur. J. Biochem. 170, 87-92 (1987). [Abstract]

Morris, D. R., Allen, M. L., Rabinovitch, P. S., Kuepfer, C. A., and White, M. W. Mitogenic Signaling Pathways Regulating Expression of the c-Myc and Ornithine Decarboxylase Genes in Bovine T-Lymphocytes. Biochemistry 27, 8689-8693 (1988).

Abrahamsen, M. S., and Morris, D. R. Cell Type-Specific Mechanisms of Regulating Expression of the ODC Gene after Growth Stimulation. Mol. Cell. Biol. 10, 5525-5528 (1990).

Morris, D. R. A New Perspective on Ornithine Decarboxylase Regulation: Prevention of Polyamine Toxicity is the Overriding Theme. J. Cell. Biochem. 46, 102-105 (1991).

Clegg, C. H., Abrahamsen, M. S., Degen, J. L., Morris, D. R., and McKnight, G. S. Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Controls Basal Gene Activity and Steroidogenesis in YI Adrenal Tumor Cells. Biochemistry 31, 3720-3726 (1992).

Abrahamsen, M. S., Li, R.-S., Dietrich-Goetz, W., and Morris, D. R. Multiple DNA Elements Responsible for Transcriptional Regulation of the Ornithine Decarboxylase Gene by Protein Kinase A. J. Biol. Chem. 267, 18866-18873 (1992). [Abstract]

Davis, R. H., Morris, D. R., and Coffino, P. Sequestered End Products and Enzyme Regulation: The Case of Ornithine Decarboxylase. Microbiol. Rev. 56, 280-290 (1992).

Li, R.-S., Abrahamsen, M. S., Johnson, R. R., and Morris, D. R. Complex Interactions at a GC-rich Domain Regulate Cell Type-dependent Activity of the Ornithine Decarboxylase Promoter. J. Biol. Chem. 269, 7941-7949 (1994). [Abstract]

Law, G. L., Li, R.-S., and Morris, D. R. Transcriptional Control of the ODC Gene. In Polyamines: Regulation and Molecular Interaction (R. Casero, ed.), R. G. Landes Company, Austin, pp. 5-26, 1995.

Law, G. L., Itoh, H., Law, D. J., Mize, G. J., Merchant, J. L., and Morris, D. R. Transcription Factor ZBP-89 Regulates the Activity of the Ornithine Decarboxylase Promoter. J. Biol. Chem, 273, 19955-19964 (1998). [Abstract]

Li, R.-S., Law, G. L., Seifert, R. A., Romaniuk, P. J., and Morris, D. R. Regulation of Expression of the Ornithine Decarboxylase Gene by Tumor Suppressor WT1. Exptl. Cell Res.247, 257-266 (1999). [Abstract]

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