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Farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase 1
Introduction
Farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FDFT1 gene. [1]
Function
Function
This gene encodes a membrane-associated enzyme located at a branch point in the mevalonate pathway. The encoded protein is the first specific enzyme in cholesterol biosynthesis, catalyzing the dimerization of two molecules of farnesyl diphosphate in a two-step reaction to form squalene.
References
References
- ↑ “Entrez Gene: Farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase 1”. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
Further reading
Further reading
- Kavanagh KL, Guo K, Dunford JE, Wu X, Knapp S, Ebetino FH, Rogers MJ, Russell RG, Oppermann U (2006). “The molecular mechanism of nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates as antiosteoporosis drugs”. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 103 (20): 7829–34. doi:10.1073/pnas.0601643103. PMC 1472530. PMID 16684881.
This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.