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This gene encodes an enzyme that catalyzes the production of geranyl pyrophosphate and farnesyl pyrophosphate from isopentenyl pyrophosphate and dimethylallyl pyrophosphate. The resulting product, farnesyl pyrophosphate, is a key intermediate in cholesterol and sterol biosynthesis, a substrate for protein farnesylation and geranylgeranylation, and a ligand or agonist for certain hormone receptors and growth receptors. Drugs that inhibit this enzyme prevent the post-translational modifications of small GTPases and have been used to treat diseases related to bone resorption. Multiple pseudogenes have been found on chromosomes 1, 7, 14, 15, 21 and X. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Oct 2008]
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Transferases Phobius predicted membrane proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Plasma proteins FDA approved drug targets Small molecule drugs Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014) Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Transferases Phobius predicted membrane proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Plasma proteins FDA approved drug targets Small molecule drugs Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014) Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Transferases SPOCTOPUS predicted membrane proteins TMHMM predicted membrane proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Plasma proteins FDA approved drug targets Small molecule drugs Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Transferases SPOCTOPUS predicted membrane proteins TMHMM predicted membrane proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Plasma proteins FDA approved drug targets Small molecule drugs Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Transferases TMHMM predicted membrane proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Plasma proteins FDA approved drug targets Small molecule drugs Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014) Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
Phobius predicted membrane proteins SPOCTOPUS predicted membrane proteins TMHMM predicted membrane proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014) Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)