Synonyms:DGPT, ENTREZ:2222, ERG9, FDFT1, HGNC:3629, MIM:184420, NM_001287742, NM_001287743, NM_001287744, NM_001287745, NM_001287747, NM_001287748, NM_001287749, NM_001287750, NM_001287751, NM_001287756, NM_004462, NP_001274671, NP_001274672, NP_001274673, NP_001274674, NP_001274676, NP_001274677, NP_001274678, NP_001274679, NP_001274680, NP_001274685, NP_004453, SQS, SQSD, SS, farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase 1
Omim:OMIM:184420
Id:ENSG00000079459
Hgnc:HGNC:3629
Description:farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase 1
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. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]