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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00260
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 5492
Name Squalene synthase
Synonyms
  1. FPP:FPP farnesyltransferase
  2. Farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase
  3. SQS
  4. SS
Gene Name FDFT1
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in transferase activity
Specific Function Not Available
Pathways
  • Alendronate Action Pathway
  • Atorvastatin Action Pathway
  • Cerivastatin Action Pathway
  • CHILD Syndrome
  • Cholesteryl ester storage disease
  • Chondrodysplasia Punctata II, X Linked Dominant (CDPX2)
  • Desmosterolosis
  • Fluvastatin Action Pathway
  • Hyper-IgD syndrome
  • Hypercholesterolemia
  • Ibandronate Action Pathway
  • lanosterol biosynthesis
  • Lovastatin Action Pathway
  • Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency (Wolman Disease)
  • Mevalonic aciduria
  • Pamidronate Action Pathway
  • Pravastatin Action Pathway
  • Risedronate Action Pathway
  • Rosuvastatin Action Pathway
  • Simvastatin Action Pathway
  • Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome (SLOS)
  • Steroid Biosynthesis
  • Wolman disease
  • Zoledronate Action Pathway
Reactions
Farnesyl pyrophosphate + NAD(P)H → Squalene + Pyrophosphate + NAD(P)(+) details
Farnesyl pyrophosphate → Pyrophosphate + Presqualene diphosphate details
Presqualene diphosphate + NADPH + Hydrogen Ion → Pyrophosphate + Squalene + NADP details
Farnesyl pyrophosphate + NADPH + Hydrogen Ion → Squalene + Pyrophosphate + NADP details
GO Classification
Biological Process
isoprenoid biosynthetic process
cholesterol biosynthetic process
cellular lipid metabolic process
farnesyl diphosphate metabolic process
Cellular Component
endoplasmic reticulum membrane
integral to membrane
Component
cell part
membrane part
intrinsic to membrane
integral to membrane
Function
catalytic activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring alkyl or aryl (other than methyl) groups
prenyltransferase activity
farnesyltranstransferase activity
farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase activity
Molecular Function
oxidoreductase activity
farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase activity
squalene synthase activity
Process
metabolic process
primary metabolic process
biosynthetic process
lipid metabolic process
lipid biosynthetic process
Cellular Location
  1. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  2. Multi-pass membrane protein
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 8
Locus 8p23.1-p22
SNPs FDFT1
Gene Sequence
>1254 bp
ATGGAGTTCGTGAAATGCCTTGGCCACCCCGAAGAGTTCTACAACCTGGTGCGCTTCCGG
ATCGGGGGCAAGCGGAAGGTGATGCCCAAGATGGACCAGGACTCGCTCAGCAGCAGCCTG
AAAACTTGCTACAAGTATCTCAATCAGACCAGTCGCAGTTTCGCAGCTGTTATCCAGGCG
CTGGATGGGGAAATGCGCAACGCAGTGTGCATATTTTATCTGGTTCTCCGAGCTCTGGAC
ACACTGGAAGATGACATGACCATCAGTGTGGAAAAGAAGGTCCCGCTGTTACACAACTTT
CACTCTTTCCTTTACCAACCAGACTGGCGGTTCATGGAGAGCAAGGAGAAGGATCGCCAG
GTGCTGGAGGACTTCCCAACGATCTCCCTTGAGTTTAGAAATCTGGCTGAGAAATACCAA
ACAGTGATTGCCGACATTTGCCGGAGAATGGGCATTGGGATGGCAGAGTTTTTGGATAAG
CATGTGACCTCTGAACAGGAGTGGGACAAGTACTGCCACTATGTTGCTGGGCTGGTCGGA
ATTGGCCTTTCCCGTCTTTTCTCAGCCTCAGAGTTTGAAGACCCCTTAGTTGGTGAAGAT
ACAGAACGTGCCAACTCTATGGGCCTGTTTCTGCAGAAAACAAACATCATCCGTGACTAT
CTGGAAGACCAGCAAGGAGGAAGAGAGTTCTGGCCTCAAGAGGTTTGGAGCAGGTATGTT
AAGAAGTTAGGGGATTTTGCTAAGCCGGAGAATATTGACTTGGCCGTGCAGTGCCTGAAT
GAACTTATAACCAATGCACTGCACCACATCCCAGATGTCATCACCTACCTTTCGAGACTC
AGAAACCAGAGTGTGTTTAACTTCTGCGCTATTCCACAGGTGATGGCCATTGCCACTTTG
GCTGCCTGTTATAATAACCAGCAGGTGTTCAAAGGGGCAGTGAAGATTCGGAAAGGGCAA
GCAGTGACCCTGATGATGGATGCCACCAATATGCCAGCTGTCAAAGCCATCATATATCAG
TATATGGAAGAGATTTATCATAGAATCCCCGACTCAGACCCATCTTCTAGCAAAACAAGG
CAGATCATCTCCACCATCCGGACGCAGAATCTTCCCAACTGTCAGCTGATTTCCCGAAGC
CACTACTCCCCCATCTACCTGTCGTTTGTCATGCTTTTGGCTGCCCTGAGCTGGCAGTAC
CTGACCACTCTCTCCCAGGTAACAGAAGACTATGTTCAGACTGGAGAACACTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 417
Molecular Weight 48114.87
Theoretical pI 6.538
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Squalene synthase
MEFVKCLGHPEEFYNLVRFRIGGKRKVMPKMDQDSLSSSLKTCYKYLNQTSRSFAAVIQA
LDGEMRNAVCIFYLVLRALDTLEDDMTISVEKKVPLLHNFHSFLYQPDWRFMESKEKDRQ
VLEDFPTISLEFRNLAEKYQTVIADICRRMGIGMAEFLDKHVTSEQEWDKYCHYVAGLVG
IGLSRLFSASEFEDPLVGEDTERANSMGLFLQKTNIIRDYLEDQQGGREFWPQEVWSRYV
KKLGDFAKPENIDLAVQCLNELITNALHHIPDVITYLSRLRNQSVFNFCAIPQVMAIATL
AACYNNQQVFKGAVKIRKGQAVTLMMDATNMPAVKAIIYQYMEEIYHRIPDSDPSSSKTR
QIISTIRTQNLPNCQLISRSHYSPIYLSFVMLLAALSWQYLTTLSQVTEDYVQTGEH
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P37268
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name FDFT_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID L06070
GeneCard ID FDFT1
GenAtlas ID FDFT1
HGNC ID HGNC:3629
References
General References
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