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    FDPS farnesyl diphosphate synthase [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

    Gene ID: 2224, updated on 5-May-2024

    Summary

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    Official Symbol
    FDPSprovided by HGNC
    Official Full Name
    farnesyl diphosphate synthaseprovided by HGNC
    Primary source
    HGNC:HGNC:3631
    See related
    Ensembl:ENSG00000160752 MIM:134629; AllianceGenome:HGNC:3631
    Gene type
    protein coding
    RefSeq status
    REVIEWED
    Organism
    Homo sapiens
    Lineage
    Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
    Also known as
    FPS; FPPS; POROK9
    Summary
    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]
    Expression
    Ubiquitous expression in liver (RPKM 72.6), duodenum (RPKM 62.1) and 25 other tissues See more
    Orthologs
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    Genomic context

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    See FDPS in Genome Data Viewer
    Location:
    1q22
    Exon count:
    11
    Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
    RS_2023_10 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 1 NC_000001.11 (155308866..155320665)
    RS_2023_10 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 1 NC_060925.1 (154447406..154459205)
    105.20220307 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 1 NC_000001.10 (155278657..155290456)

    Chromosome 1 - NC_000001.11Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr1:155243888-155244388 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr1:155254443-155254943 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr1:155263898-155264430 Neighboring gene CDC like kinase 2 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr1:155275791-155276290 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 1812 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 1813 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 1814 Neighboring gene hyperpolarization activated cyclic nucleotide gated potassium channel 3 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 1400 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr1:155291392-155292375 Neighboring gene pyruvate kinase L/R Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 1401 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 1402 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 1403 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 1404 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 1405 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 1815 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr1:155295943-155296500 Neighboring gene RUSC1 antisense RNA 1 Neighboring gene RUN and SH3 domain containing 1 Neighboring gene ASH1 like histone lysine methyltransferase Neighboring gene microRNA 555

    Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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    Expression

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    • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
    • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
    • BioProject: PRJEB4337
    • Publication: PMID 24309898
    • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

    Bibliography

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    Related articles in PubMed

    1. Towards an Improvement of Anticancer Activity of Benzyl Adenosine Analogs. Covelli V, et al. Molecules, 2021 Nov 25. PMID 34885721, Free PMC Article
    2. A novel premature termination mutation in FDPS in a Chinese family with disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis. Zhu PQ, et al. Br J Dermatol, 2019 Jun. PMID 30561051
    3. Deregulated expression and activity of Farnesyl Diphosphate Synthase (FDPS) in Glioblastoma. Abate M, et al. Sci Rep, 2017 Oct 26. PMID 29075041, Free PMC Article
    4. Crystallographic and thermodynamic characterization of phenylaminopyridine bisphosphonates binding to human farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase. Park J, et al. PLoS One, 2017. PMID 29036218, Free PMC Article
    5. Human farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase is allosterically inhibited by its own product. Park J, et al. Nat Commun, 2017 Jan 18. PMID 28098152, Free PMC Article

    See all (105) citations in PubMed

    GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

    What's a GeneRIF?
    1. Farnesyl diphosphate synthase exacerbates nonalcoholic steatohepatitis via the activation of AHR-CD36 axis.
      Title: Farnesyl diphosphate synthase exacerbates nonalcoholic steatohepatitis via the activation of AHR-CD36 axis.
    2. Towards an Improvement of Anticancer Activity of Benzyl Adenosine Analogs.
      Title: Towards an Improvement of Anticancer Activity of Benzyl Adenosine Analogs.
    3. Novel missense mutations of MVK and FDPS gene in Chinese patients with disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis.
      Title: Novel missense mutations of MVK and FDPS gene in Chinese patients with disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis.
    4. A novel premature termination mutation in FDPS in a Chinese family with disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis.
      Title: A novel premature termination mutation in FDPS in a Chinese family with disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis.
    5. FDPS rs2297480 is associated with postmenopausal osteoporosis.
      Title: Polymorphisms of FDPS, LRP5, SOST and VKORC1 genes and their relation with osteoporosis in postmenopausal Romanian women.
    6. FDPS plays an oncogenic role in PTEN-deficient Prostate cancer through GTPase/AKT axis. Identifying mevalonate pathway proteins could serve as a therapeutic target in PTEN dysregulated tumors.
      Title: FDPS cooperates with PTEN loss to promote prostate cancer progression through modulation of small GTPases/AKT axis.
    7. Deregulated expression and activity of Farnesyl Diphosphate Synthase (FDPS) in Glioblastoma
      Title: Deregulated expression and activity of Farnesyl Diphosphate Synthase (FDPS) in Glioblastoma.
    8. Farnesyl pyrophosphate (FPP) allosterically regulated the activity of farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase.
      Title: Human farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase is allosterically inhibited by its own product.
    9. FPPS mediates TGF-beta1-induced lung cancer cell invasion and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition via the RhoA/Rock1 pathway.
      Title: FPPS mediates TGF-β1-induced non-small cell lung cancer cell invasion and the EMT process via the RhoA/Rock1 pathway.
    10. Crystallographic and thermodynamic characterization of phenylaminopyridine bisphosphonates binding to human farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase
      Title: Crystallographic and thermodynamic characterization of phenylaminopyridine bisphosphonates binding to human farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase.
    Submit: New GeneRIF Correction See all GeneRIFs (35)

    Phenotypes

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    Associated conditions

    Description Tests
    Porokeratosis 9, multiple types
    MedGen: C4225262 OMIM: 616631 GeneReviews: Not available
    		not available

    Variation

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    Genotypes

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    Interactions

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    Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

    General gene information

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    Markers

    Homology

    Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

    Function Evidence Code Pubs
    enables RNA binding HDA PubMed 
    enables dimethylallyltranstransferase activity IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
    		  
    enables geranyltranstransferase activity IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
    		  
    enables metal ion binding IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
    		  
    enables protein binding IPI
    Inferred from Physical Interaction
    more info
    		 PubMed 
    Process Evidence Code Pubs
    involved_in cholesterol biosynthetic process IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
    		  
    involved_in farnesyl diphosphate biosynthetic process IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
    		  
    involved_in farnesyl diphosphate biosynthetic process IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
    		  
    involved_in geranyl diphosphate biosynthetic process IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
    		  
    Component Evidence Code Pubs
    is_active_in cytoplasm IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
    		  
    located_in cytosol IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    		  
    located_in cytosol TAS
    Traceable Author Statement
    more info
    		  
    located_in nucleoplasm IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    		  

    General protein information

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    Preferred Names
    farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase
    Names
    (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate synthase
    FPP synthase
    FPP synthetase
    farnesyl pyrophosphate synthetase, dimethylallyltranstransferase, geranyltranstransferase
    NP_001129293.1
    NP_001129294.1
    NP_001229753.1
    NP_001229754.1
    NP_001365353.1
    NP_001365354.1
    NP_001995.1

    NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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    RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

    These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

    These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

    Genomic

    1. NG_045218.1 RefSeqGene

      Range
      5119..16918
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    mRNA and Protein(s)

    1. NM_001135821.2 → NP_001129293.1  farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase isoform a

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001129293.1

      Status: REVIEWED

      Description
      Transcript Variant: This variant (2) differs in the 5' UTR compared to variant 1. Both variants 1 and 2 encode the same isoform (a).
      Source sequence(s)
      AL139410, D14697, DA610405
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS1110.1
      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      D3DV91, E9PCI9, P14324, Q96G29
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      Q14329
      Related
      ENSP00000349078.6, ENST00000356657.10
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      pfam00348
      Location:108 → 374
      polyprenyl_synt; Polyprenyl synthetase

    2. NM_001135822.2 → NP_001129294.1  farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase isoform b

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      Status: REVIEWED

      Description
      Transcript Variant: This variant (3) lacks an alternate exon at its 5' end and uses a downstream translation initiation codon, compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform (b) has a shorter N-terminus when compared to isoform a. Both variants 3 and 4 encode the same isoform (b).
      Source sequence(s)
      CN346026, M29863
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS44241.1
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      Q14329
      Related
      ENSP00000480142.1, ENST00000467076.5
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      pfam00348
      Location:42 → 308
      polyprenyl_synt; Polyprenyl synthetase

    3. NM_001242824.2 → NP_001229753.1  farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase isoform b

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      Status: REVIEWED

      Description
      Transcript Variant: This variant (4) lacks an alternate exon at its 5' end and uses a downstream translation initiation codon, compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform (b) has a shorter N-terminus when compared to isoform a. Both variants 3 and 4 encode the same isoform (b).
      Source sequence(s)
      AK291084, AL139410, BP370037
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS44241.1
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      Q14329
      Related
      ENSP00000391755.1, ENST00000447866.5
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      pfam00348
      Location:42 → 308
      polyprenyl_synt; Polyprenyl synthetase

    4. NM_001242825.2 → NP_001229754.1  farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase isoform c

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      Status: REVIEWED

      Description
      Transcript Variant: This variant (5) lacks two alternate exons at its 5' end and uses a downstream translation initiation codon, compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform (c) has a shorter N-terminus when compared to isoform a.
      Source sequence(s)
      AK291084, CD675633
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS72940.1
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A087X090
      Related
      ENSP00000483188.1, ENST00000611010.4
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      pfam00348
      Location:1 → 202
      polyprenyl_synt; Polyprenyl synthetase

    5. NM_001378424.1 → NP_001365353.1  farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase isoform b

      Status: REVIEWED

      Source sequence(s)
      AL139410
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS44241.1
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      Q14329
      Related
      ENSP00000478235.1, ENST00000612683.1
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      pfam00348
      Location:42 → 308
      polyprenyl_synt; Polyprenyl synthetase

    6. NM_001378425.1 → NP_001365354.1  farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase isoform b

      Status: REVIEWED

      Source sequence(s)
      AL139410
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS44241.1
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      Q14329
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      pfam00348
      Location:42 → 308
      polyprenyl_synt; Polyprenyl synthetase

    7. NM_002004.4 → NP_001995.1  farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase isoform a

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001995.1

      Status: REVIEWED

      Description
      Transcript Variant: This variant (1) represents the longest transcript and encodes the longer isoform (a). Both variants 1 and 2 encode the same isoform (a).
      Source sequence(s)
      BC010004, CN346026
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS1110.1
      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      D3DV91, E9PCI9, P14324, Q96G29
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      Q14329
      Related
      ENSP00000357340.4, ENST00000368356.9
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      pfam00348
      Location:108 → 374
      polyprenyl_synt; Polyprenyl synthetase

    RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2023_10

    The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

    Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Genomic

    1. NC_000001.11 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

      Range
      155308866..155320665
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    Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Genomic

    1. NC_060925.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

      Range
      154447406..154459205
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    Nucleotide Protein
    Heading Accession and Version
    Protein Accession Links
    GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
    P14324.4 GenPept UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:P14324

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