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Gene information for FDPS (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID2224
Official gene symbolFDPS
Full namefarnesyl diphosphate synthase (farnesyl pyrophosphate synthetase, dimethylallyltranstransferase, geranyltranstransferase)
Aliases,FPPS,FPS,
Gene summaryThis 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.
LocationChromosome: 1   Locus: 1q22
Gene position155278539 - 155290457  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size11919 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID134629