"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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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Farnesyltranstransferase" by people in Profiles.
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Synthesis of Non-natural, Frame-Shifted Isoprenoid Diphosphate Analogues. Org Lett. 2016 12 02; 18(23):6038-6041.
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A genome-scale RNA-interference screen identifies RRAS signaling as a pathologic feature of Huntington's disease. PLoS Genet. 2012; 8(11):e1003042.
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Developing consensus 3D-QSAR and pharmacophore models for several beta-secretase, farnesyl transferase and histone deacetylase inhibitors. J Mol Model. 2012 Feb; 18(2):675-92.
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Inhibition of the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK and RET kinase pathways with the combination of the multikinase inhibitor sorafenib and the farnesyltransferase inhibitor tipifarnib in medullary and differentiated thyroid malignancies. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Apr; 96(4):997-1005.
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A phase 1-2 study of a farnesyltransferase inhibitor, tipifarnib, combined with idarubicin and cytarabine for patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia and high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome. Cancer. 2011 Mar 15; 117(6):1236-44.
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Phase 1 trial and pharmacokinetic study of the farnesyl transferase inhibitor tipifarnib in children and adolescents with refractory leukemias: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2011 Feb; 56(2):226-33.
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Phase I trial of a combination of the multikinase inhibitor sorafenib and the farnesyltransferase inhibitor tipifarnib in advanced malignancies. Clin Cancer Res. 2009 Nov 15; 15(22):7061-8.
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Farnesyltransferase inhibitors-induced autophagy: alternative mechanisms? Autophagy. 2009 Jan; 5(1):129-31.
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Second-line therapy and beyond resistance for the treatment of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia post imatinib failure. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma. 2009; 9 Suppl 3:S272-9.
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Autophagy induced by farnesyltransferase inhibitors in cancer cells. Cancer Biol Ther. 2008 Oct; 7(10):1679-84.