Identification
NameFarnesyl pyrophosphate synthase
Synonyms
  • FPP synthase
  • FPS
  • Farnesyl diphosphate synthase
  • Dimethylallyltranstransferase
  • Geranyltranstransferase
Gene NameERG20
Enzyme Class
Biological Properties
General FunctionInvolved in isoprenoid biosynthetic process
Specific FunctionCatalyzes the sequential condensation of isopentenyl pyrophosphate with the allylic pyrophosphates, dimethylallyl pyrophosphate, and then with the resultant geranylpyrophosphate to the ultimate product farnesyl pyrophosphate
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
SMPDB Pathways
Cholesterol biosynthesis and metabolism CE(10:0)PW002545 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
Cholesterol biosynthesis and metabolism CE(12:0)PW002548 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
Cholesterol biosynthesis and metabolism CE(14:0)PW002544 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
Cholesterol biosynthesis and metabolism CE(16:0)PW002550 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
Cholesterol biosynthesis and metabolism CE(18:0)PW002551 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
KEGG Pathways
Terpenoid backbone biosynthesisec00900 Map00900
SMPDB Reactions
Dimethylallylpyrophosphate + Isopentenyl pyrophosphateGeranyl-PP + Pyrophosphate
Geranyl-PP + Isopentenyl pyrophosphateFarnesyl pyrophosphate + Pyrophosphate
Dimethylallylpyrophosphate + Isopentenyl pyrophosphatePyrophosphate + Geranyl-PP
KEGG Reactions
Isopentenyl pyrophosphate + DimethylallylpyrophosphatePyrophosphate + Geranyl-PP
Isopentenyl pyrophosphate + Geranyl-PPPyrophosphate + 2-trans,6-trans-farnesyl diphosphate
Metabolites
YMDB IDNameView
YMDB00095DimethylallylpyrophosphateShow
YMDB00200Isopentenyl pyrophosphateShow
YMDB00219PyrophosphateShow
YMDB00229Farnesyl pyrophosphateShow
YMDB00266Geranyl-PPShow
YMDB003252-trans,6-trans-farnesyl diphosphateShow
YMDB00670geranyl diphosphateShow
GO Classification
Component
Not Available
Function
Not Available
Process
metabolic process
primary metabolic process
lipid metabolic process
cellular lipid metabolic process
isoprenoid metabolic process
isoprenoid biosynthetic process
Gene Properties
Chromosome Locationchromosome 10
LocusYJL167W
Gene Sequence>1059 bp ATGGCTTCAGAAAAAGAAATTAGGAGAGAGAGATTCTTGAACGTTTTCCCTAAATTAGTA GAGGAATTGAACGCATCGCTTTTGGCTTACGGTATGCCTAAGGAAGCATGTGACTGGTAT GCCCACTCATTGAACTACAACACTCCAGGCGGTAAGCTAAATAGAGGTTTGTCCGTTGTG GACACGTATGCTATTCTCTCCAACAAGACCGTTGAACAATTGGGGCAAGAAGAATACGAA AAGGTTGCCATTCTAGGTTGGTGCATTGAGTTGTTGCAGGCTTACTTCTTGGTCGCCGAT GATATGATGGACAAGTCCATTACCAGAAGAGGCCAACCATGTTGGTACAAGGTTCCTGAA GTTGGGGAAATTGCCATCAATGACGCATTCATGTTAGAGGCTGCTATCTACAAGCTTTTG AAATCTCACTTCAGAAACGAAAAATACTACATAGATATCACCGAATTGTTCCATGAGGTC ACCTTCCAAACCGAATTGGGCCAATTGATGGACTTAATCACTGCACCTGAAGACAAAGTC GACTTGAGTAAGTTCTCCCTAAAGAAGCACTCCTTCATAGTTACTTTCAAGACTGCTTAC TATTCTTTCTACTTGCCTGTCGCATTGGCCATGTACGTTGCCGGTATCACGGATGAAAAG GATTTGAAACAAGCCAGAGATGTCTTGATTCCATTGGGTGAATACTTCCAAATTCAAGAT GACTACTTAGACTGCTTCGGTACCCCAGAACAGATCGGTAAGATCGGTACAGATATCCAA GATAACAAATGTTCTTGGGTAATCAACAAGGCATTGGAACTTGCTTCCGCAGAACAAAGA AAGACTTTAGACGAAAATTACGGTAAGAAGGACTCAGTCGCAGAAGCCAAATGCAAAAAG ATTTTCAATGACTTGAAAATTGAACAGCTATACCACGAATATGAAGAGTCTATTGCCAAG GATTTGAAGGCCAAAATTTCTCAGGTCGATGAGTCTCGTGGCTTCAAAGCTGATGTCTTA ACTGCGTTCTTGAACAAAGTTTACAAGAGAAGCAAATAG
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function
Protein Residues352
Protein Molecular Weight40483.0
Protein Theoretical pI5.11
Signalling Regions
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • None
Protein Sequence>Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase MASEKEIRRERFLNVFPKLVEELNASLLAYGMPKEACDWYAHSLNYNTPGGKLNRGLSVV DTYAILSNKTVEQLGQEEYEKVAILGWCIELLQAYFLVADDMMDKSITRRGQPCWYKVPE VGEIAINDAFMLEAAIYKLLKSHFRNEKYYIDITELFHEVTFQTELGQLMDLITAPEDKV DLSKFSLKKHSFIVTFKTAYYSFYLPVALAMYVAGITDEKDLKQARDVLIPLGEYFQIQD DYLDCFGTPEQIGKIGTDIQDNKCSWVINKALELASAEQRKTLDENYGKKDSVAEAKCKK IFNDLKIEQLYHEYEESIAKDLKAKISQVDESRGFKADVLTAFLNKVYKRSK
References
External Links
ResourceLink
Saccharomyces Genome Database ERG20
Uniprot IDP08524
Uniprot NameFPPS_YEAST
GenBank Gene IDJ05091
Genebank Protein ID171517
General Reference
  • Anderson, M. S., Yarger, J. G., Burck, C. L., Poulter, C. D. (1989). "Farnesyl diphosphate synthetase. Molecular cloning, sequence, and expression of an essential gene from Saccharomyces cerevisiae." J Biol Chem 264:19176-19184.2681213
  • Galibert, F., Alexandraki, D., Baur, A., Boles, E., Chalwatzis, N., Chuat, J. C., Coster, F., Cziepluch, C., De Haan, M., Domdey, H., Durand, P., Entian, K. D., Gatius, M., Goffeau, A., Grivell, L. A., Hennemann, A., Herbert, C. J., Heumann, K., Hilger, F., Hollenberg, C. P., Huang, M. E., Jacq, C., Jauniaux, J. C., Katsoulou, C., Karpfinger-Hartl, L., et, a. l. .. (1996). "Complete nucleotide sequence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosome X." EMBO J 15:2031-2049.8641269
  • Maarse, A. C., Grivell, L. A. (1987). "Nucleotide sequence of the gene encoding the 11-kDa subunit of the ubiquinol-cytochrome-c oxidoreductase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae." Eur J Biochem 165:419-425.3036507
  • Blanchard, L., Karst, F. (1993). "Characterization of a lysine-to-glutamic acid mutation in a conservative sequence of farnesyl diphosphate synthase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae." Gene 125:185-189.8096487