Farnesyltransferase (EC 2.5.1.58) is one of the three enzymes in the prenyltransferase group. Farnesyltransferase (FTase) adds a 15-carbon isoprenoid...
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The farnesyltransferase inhibitors (FTIs) are a class of experimental cancer drugs that target protein farnesyltransferase with the downstream effect of...
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methylation. Carboxyl methylation only occurs on prenylated proteins. Farnesyltransferase and geranylgeranyltransferase I are very similar proteins. They consist...
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Lonafarnib (category Farnesyltransferase inhibitors)
midazolam and certain cholesterol-lowering medications. Lonafarnib, a farnesyltransferase inhibitor, is an oral medication that helps prevent the buildup of...
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Farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FDFT1 gene. This gene encodes a membrane-associated enzyme located...
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1126/science.1153018. PMC 2747771. PMID 18276850. Farnesyl-Diphosphate+Farnesyltransferase at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings...
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Presqualene diphosphate synthase (redirect from (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate:(2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase (presqualene diphosphate forming))
systematic name (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate:(2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase (presqualene diphosphate forming). This enzyme catalyses the following...
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triggers three sequential enzymatic modifications. First, protein farnesyltransferase catalyzes the addition of a farnesyl moiety to the cysteine. Second...
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Tipifarnib (category Farnesyltransferase inhibitors)
name Zarnestra) is a farnesyltransferase inhibitor. Farnesyltransferase inhibitors block the activity of the farnesyltransferase enzyme by inhibiting...
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an Ala, Met, Ser or Gln the protein will be farnesylated via the farnesyltransferase enzyme and if the X is a Leu then the protein will be geranylgeranylated...
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attack on the geranylgeranyl diphosphate, displacing the diphosphate. Farnesyltransferase Prenylation Rab geranylgeranyltransferase – Geranylgeranyltransferase...
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manipulate the regulation of the above-mentioned localization of Ras. Farnesyltransferase inhibitors have been developed to stop the farnesylation of Ras and...
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Protein farnesyltransferase subunit beta is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the FNTB gene. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000033373 – Ensembl...
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Australia Fair Trials International, a British human rights organization Farnesyltransferase inhibitor, a class of cancer drugs Federation of Thai Industries...
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random screening of natural extracts. Clavaric acid is a reversible farnesyltransferase inhibitor with an IC50 of 1.3 μM. Lingham RB, Silverman KC, Jayasuriya...
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affinity modulator Sickle cell disease 2019 Lonafarnib (Zokinvy) Farnesyltransferase inhibitor Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome 2020 2022 Dupilumab...
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Protein farnesyltransferase/geranylgeranyltransferase type-1 subunit alpha is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the FNTA gene. Prenyltransferases...
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onto the C-terminal consensus sequence CAAL (somewhat similar to farnesyltransferase reactions), where C=cysteine, A=any aliphatic amino acid, and L=leucine...
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as drug R115777) inhibits the activation of RAS. This drug is a Farnesyltransferase inhibitor which inhibits the Ras kinase in a post translational modification...
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treatment he devised for children affected by Progeria. He discussed how farnesyltransferase inhibitors (FTIs) affects H-Ras. After his presentation, members...
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Ghassemian M, Kwak CM, McCourt P, & Schroeder JI (1998) Role of farnesyltransferase in ABA regulation of guard cell anion channels and plant water loss...
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4,4'-Diapophytoene synthase (redirect from Farnesyl-diphosphate:farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase (4,4'-diapophytoene forming))
enzyme with systematic name farnesyl-diphosphate:farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase (4,4'-diapophytoene forming). This enzyme catalyses the following...
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Protoheme IX farnesyltransferase, mitochondrial is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the COX10 gene. Cytochrome c oxidase (COX), the terminal component...
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prompted intense pharmaceutical industry pursuit of inhibitors of the farnesyltransferase enzyme that catalyzes this lipid modification on RAS and other proteins...
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Andrastin A (category Farnesyltransferase inhibitors)
Andrastin A is a farnesyltransferase inhibitor isolate of Penicillium species including Penicillium albocoremium and Penicillium roqueforti. It has been...
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being translated, a farnesol is added to prelamin A using protein farnesyltransferase; this farnesylation is important in targeting lamin to the nuclear...
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effects you see in HGPS. Researchers are exploring lonafarnib (a farnesyltransferase inhibitor) as a potential pharmacological therapy against the negative...
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COMT Thymidylate synthase 2.4 PARP 2.5 Dihydropteroate synthetase Farnesyltransferase 2.6 GABA transaminase 2.7 Nucleotidyltransferase Integrase Reverse...
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geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthetase, geranylgeranyl-PP synthetase, farnesyltransferase, and geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase. This enzyme participates...
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activity of three host enzymes localized in the membrane of the LCV: farnesyltransferase, Ras-converting enzyme-1 protease, and ICMT. Farnesylation allows...
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