"Farnesyltranstransferase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of geranylgeranyl diphosphate from trans, trans-farnesyl diphosphate and isopentenyl diphosphate.
| Descriptor ID |
D051231
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.225.437
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| Concept/Terms |
Farnesyltranstransferase- Farnesyltranstransferase
- Farnesyltransferase
- Geranylgeranyl Pyrophosphatase
- Pyrophosphatase, Geranylgeranyl
- GGDP Synthase
- Synthase, GGDP
- GGPP Synthase
- Synthase, GGPP
- Farnesyl Diphosphate-Geranylgeranyl Diphosphate Synthase
- Farnesyl Diphosphate Geranylgeranyl Diphosphate Synthase
- Geranylgeranyl-Diphosphate Synthase
- Geranylgeranyl Diphosphate Synthase
- Synthase, Geranylgeranyl-Diphosphate
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Farnesyltranstransferase" by people in Profiles.
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Constantinescu D, Csoka AB, Navara CS, Schatten GP. Defective DSB repair correlates with abnormal nuclear morphology and is improved with FTI treatment in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome fibroblasts. Exp Cell Res. 2010 Oct 15; 316(17):2747-59.
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Hougland JL, Hicks KA, Hartman HL, Kelly RA, Watt TJ, Fierke CA. Identification of novel peptide substrates for protein farnesyltransferase reveals two substrate classes with distinct sequence selectivities. J Mol Biol. 2010 Jan 08; 395(1):176-90.
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McGeady P, Logan DA, Wansley DL. A protein-farnesyl transferase inhibitor interferes with the serum-induced conversion of Candida albicans from a cellular yeast form to a filamentous form. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2002 Jul 16; 213(1):41-4.