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NameGeranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase
Synonyms
  • (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate synthase
  • 2.5.1.-
  • Dimethylallyltranstransferase
  • Farnesyl diphosphate synthase
  • Farnesyltranstransferase
  • Geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase
  • Geranyltranstransferase
  • GGPP synthase
Gene NameGGPS1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0006876|Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase
MEKTQETVQRILLEPYKYLLQLPGKQVRTKLSQAFNHWLKVPEDKLQIIIEVTEMLHNAS
LLIDDIEDNSKLRRGFPVAHSIYGIPSVINSANYVYFLGLEKVLTLDHPDAVKLFTRQLL
ELHQGQGLDIYWRDNYTCPTEEEYKAMVLQKTGGLFGLAVGLMQLFSDYKEDLKPLLNTL
GLFFQIRDDYANLHSKEYSENKSFCEDLTEGKFSFPTIHAIWSRPESTQVQNILRQRTEN
IDIKKYCVHYLEDVGSFEYTRNTLKELEAKAYKQIDARGGNPELVALVKHLSKMFKEENE
Number of residues300
Molecular Weight34870.625
Theoretical pI6.06
GO Classification
Functions
  • metal ion binding
  • farnesyltranstransferase activity
  • dimethylallyltranstransferase activity
  • geranyltranstransferase activity
Processes
  • geranylgeranyl diphosphate biosynthetic process
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • cholesterol biosynthetic process
  • farnesyl diphosphate biosynthetic process
  • geranyl diphosphate biosynthetic process
  • isoprenoid metabolic process
Components
  • cytosol
General FunctionMetal ion binding
Specific FunctionCatalyzes the trans-addition of the three molecules of IPP onto DMAPP to form geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate, an important precursor of carotenoids and geranylated proteins.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID4520350
UniProtKB IDO95749
UniProtKB Entry NameGGPPS_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019443|Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase (GGPS1)
ATGGAGAAGACTCAAGAAACAGTCCAAAGAATTCTTCTAGAACCCTATAAATACTTACTT
CAGTTACCAGGTAAACAAGTGAGAACCAAACTTTCACAGGCATTTAATCATTGGCTGAAA
GTTCCAGAGGACAAGCTACAGATTATTATTGAAGTGACAGAAATGTTGCATAATGCCAGT
TTACTCATCGATGATATTGAAGACAACTCAAAACTCCGACGTGGCTTTCCAGTGGCCCAC
AGCATCTATGGAATCCCATCTGTCATCAATTCTGCCAATTACGTGTATTTCCTTGGCTTG
GAGAAAGTCTTAACCCTTGATCACCCAGATGCAGTGAAGCTTTTTACCCGCCAGCTTTTG
GAACTCCATCAGGGACAAGGCCTAGATATTTACTGGAGGGATAATTACACTTGTCCCACT
GAAGAAGAATATAAAGCTATGGTGCTGCAGAAAACAGGTGGACTGTTTGGATTAGCAGTA
GGTCTCATGCAGTTGTTCTCTGATTACAAAGAAGATTTAAAACCGCTACTTAATACACTT
GGGCTCTTTTTCCAAATTAGGGATGATTATGCTAATCTACACTCCAAAGAATATAGTGAA
AACAAAAGTTTTTGTGAAGATCTGACAGAGGGAAAGTTCTCATTTCCTACTATTCATGCT
ATTTGGTCAAGGCCTGAAAGCACCCAGGTGCAGAATATCTTGCGCCAGAGAACAGAAAAC
ATAGATATAAAAAAATACTGTGTACATTATCTTGAGGATGTAGGTTCTTTTGAATACACT
CGTAATACCCTTAAAGAGCTTGAAGCTAAAGCCTATAAACAGATTGATGCACGTGGTGGG
AACCCTGAGCTAGTAGCCTTAGTAAAACACTTAAGTAAGATGTTCAAAGAAGAAAATGAA
TAA
GenBank Gene IDAB017971
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:4249
Chromosome Location1
Locus1q43
References
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