 Farnesyltranstransferase
"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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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Farnesyltranstransferase" by people in Profiles.
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Liesveld JL, Rosell KE, Bechelli J, Lu C, Messina P, Mulford D, Ifthikharuddin JJ, Jordan CT, Phillips Ii GL. Proteasome inhibition in myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myelogenous leukemia cell lines. Cancer Invest. 2011 Aug; 29(7):439-50.
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Draznin B. Mitogenic action of insulin: friend, foe or 'frenemy'? Diabetologia. 2010 Feb; 53(2):229-33.
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Chow LQ, Eckhardt SG, O'Bryant CL, Schultz MK, Morrow M, Grolnic S, Basche M, Gore L. A phase I safety, pharmacological, and biological study of the farnesyl protein transferase inhibitor, lonafarnib (SCH 663366), in combination with cisplatin and gemcitabine in patients with advanced solid tumors. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2008 Sep; 62(4):631-46.
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Medeiros BC, Landau HJ, Morrow M, Lockerbie RO, Pitts T, Eckhardt SG. The farnesyl transferase inhibitor, tipifarnib, is a potent inhibitor of the MDR1 gene product, P-glycoprotein, and demonstrates significant cytotoxic synergism against human leukemia cell lines. Leukemia. 2007 Apr; 21(4):739-46.
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Hirsch FR, Franklin WA, Bunn PA. Expression of target molecules in lung cancer: challenge for a new treatment paradigm. Semin Oncol. 2002 Jun; 29(3 Suppl 9):2-8.
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Stephens E, Thureen PJ, Goalstone ML, Anderson MS, Leitner JW, Hay WW, Draznin B. Fetal hyperinsulinemia increases farnesylation of p21 Ras in fetal tissues. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2001 Aug; 281(2):E217-23.
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Goalstone ML, Leitner JW, Berhanu P, Sharma PM, Olefsky JM, Draznin B. Insulin signals to prenyltransferases via the Shc branch of intracellular signaling. J Biol Chem. 2001 Apr 20; 276(16):12805-12.
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Goalstone ML, Wall K, Leitner JW, Kurowski T, Ruderman N, Pan SJ, Ivy JL, Moller DE, Draznin B. Increased amounts of farnesylated p21Ras in tissues of hyperinsulinaemic animals. Diabetologia. 1999 Mar; 42(3):310-6.
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Goalstone ML, Draznin B. Effect of insulin on farnesyltransferase gene transcription and mRNA stability. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1999 Jan 08; 254(1):243-7.
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Goalstone ML, Leitner JW, Wall K, Dolgonos L, Rother KI, Accili D, Draznin B. Effect of insulin on farnesyltransferase. Specificity of insulin action and potentiation of nuclear effects of insulin-like growth factor-1, epidermal growth factor, and platelet-derived growth factor. J Biol Chem. 1998 Sep 11; 273(37):23892-6.
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