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Summary

FDPS (farnesyl diphosphate synthase, HGNC:3631) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 1q22, encoding Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (P14324). Key enzyme in isoprenoid biosynthesis which catalyzes the formation of farnesyl diphosphate (FPP), a precursor for several classes of essential metabolites including sterols, dolichols, carotenoids, and ubiquinones. It is a selective cancer dependency (DepMap: 72.4% of cell lines).

This gene encodes an enzyme that catalyzes the production of geranyl pyrophosphate and farnesyl pyrophosphate from isopentenyl pyrophosphate and dimethylallyl pyrophosphate. The resulting product, farnesyl pyrophosphate, is a key intermediate in cholesterol and sterol biosynthesis, a substrate for protein farnesylation and geranylgeranylation, and a ligand or agonist for certain hormone receptors and growth receptors. Drugs that inhibit this enzyme prevent the post-translational modifications of small GTPases and have been used to treat diseases related to bone resorption. Multiple pseudogenes have been found on chromosomes 1, 7, 14, 15, 21 and X. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.

Source: NCBI Gene 2224 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • Gene–disease (curated): porokeratosis 9, multiple types (Strong, GenCC) — +1 more curated relationship
  • GWAS associations: 16
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 99 total — 4 pathogenic, 1 likely-pathogenic
  • GTEx eGene: eQTL in 12 tissues, sQTL in 50 (q < 0.05)
  • Phenotypes (HPO): 8
  • Drug target: yes — 6 curated mechanism-of-action drugs; 12 molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity (top 3% of genes corpus-wide)
  • Approved drugs (ChEMBL mechanism of action): 6 — Alendronate Sodium, Ibandronate Sodium, Minodronic Acid, +3 more
  • Cancer dependency (DepMap): dependent in 72.4% of screened cell lines
  • Constraint (gnomAD): pLI 0.00 (LoF-tolerant), LOEUF 0.74 (unconstrained)
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_002004
  • Interaction hub: 1,842 STRING partners (top 9% of genes corpus-wide)

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:3631
Approved symbolFDPS
Namefarnesyl diphosphate synthase
Location1q22
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
Ensembl geneENSG00000160752
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM134629
Entrez2224

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 77 — 53 protein_coding, 12 nonsense_mediated_decay, 8 retained_intron, 4 protein_coding_CDS_not_defined

MANE Select: ENST00000368356

Transcript support level (Ensembl TSL; 1 = fully mRNA-supported): TSL 1: 1, TSL 2: 11, TSL 3: 5, TSL 5: 4

ENST00000368356, ENST00000356657, ENST00000447866, ENST00000461507, ENST00000465559, ENST00000467076, ENST00000468479, ENST00000470171, ENST00000471117, ENST00000474345, ENST00000477057, ENST00000487002, ENST00000489003, ENST00000489324, ENST00000490140, ENST00000491013, ENST00000492244, ENST00000492887, ENST00000495308, ENST00000611010, ENST00000612683, ENST00000851540, ENST00000851541, ENST00000851542, ENST00000851543, ENST00000851544, ENST00000851545, ENST00000851546, ENST00000851547, ENST00000851548, ENST00000851549, ENST00000851550, ENST00000851551, ENST00000851552, ENST00000851554, ENST00000930252, ENST00000930253, ENST00000930254, ENST00000930255, ENST00000947439, ENST00000998742, ENST00000998743, ENST00000998744, ENST00000998745, ENST00000998746, ENST00000998747, ENST00000998749, ENST00000998750, ENST00001050667, ENST00001050668, ENST00001050669, ENST00001050670, ENST00001069762, ENST00001069763, ENST00001069764, ENST00001069766, ENST00001069767, ENST00001099400, ENST00001099401, ENST00001099402, ENST00001099403, ENST00001099404, ENST00001099405, ENST00001099406, ENST00001099407, ENST00001099408, ENST00001099409, ENST00001099410, ENST00001099411, ENST00001099412, ENST00001099413, ENST00001099414, ENST00001099415, ENST00001099416, ENST00001130412, ENST00001130413, ENST00001145299

RefSeq mRNA: 7 — MANE Select: NM_002004 NM_001135821, NM_001135822, NM_001242824, NM_001242825, NM_001378424, NM_001378425, NM_002004

CCDS: CCDS1110, CCDS44241, CCDS72940

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000368356 — 11 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE00001446957155309789155309965
ENSE00001876084155308866155308965
ENSE00003488850155318665155318753
ENSE00003495546155319611155319688
ENSE00003498928155310043155310205
ENSE00003534119155317941155318021
ENSE00003604439155319794155319928
ENSE00003609371155312255155312395
ENSE00003618706155318169155318291
ENSE00003635449155320409155320665
ENSE00003652873155318856155318928

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 294 present calls, max score 99.44.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 115.4719 / max 1020.5149, expressed in 1824 samples.

Highest expression (Bgee): adrenal tissue, ventricular zone, mucosa of transverse colon, ganglionic eminence, adrenal gland.

Genetic regulation across tissues (GTEx eQTL / sQTL)

FDPS is an eGene in GTEx v10 — its expression is genetically regulated (eQTL) in 12 tissues and its splicing (sQTL) in 50 (q < 0.05). Strongest associations first; slope = normalized effect of the lead variant’s alternative allele.

showing 20 of 62 significant tissue × QTL associations:

TissueQTLq-valueSlopeLead variant
Cells Cultured fibroblastssqtl1.6e-214+1.301:155319754:T:G
Thyroidsqtl2.7e-135+0.981:155319754:T:G
Esophagus Mucosasqtl3.6e-129+1.271:155319754:T:G
Testissqtl9.2e-128+1.271:155319754:T:G
Skin Sun Exposed Lower legsqtl3.4e-127+1.121:155314470:C:T
Skin Not Sun Exposed Suprapubicsqtl4.4e-119+1.001:155319754:T:G
Artery Tibialsqtl8.0e-114+1.151:155319754:T:G
Cells EBV-transformed lymphocytessqtl1.9e-112+1.501:155319754:T:G
Adipose Visceral Omentumsqtl4.6e-109+1.031:155319754:T:G
Nerve Tibialsqtl4.7e-109+1.031:155319754:T:G
Adipose Subcutaneoussqtl4.1e-108+0.961:155319754:T:G
Colon Transversesqtl8.9e-97+1.161:155319754:T:G
Esophagus Muscularissqtl1.5e-84+1.031:155319754:T:G
Breast Mammary Tissuesqtl1.2e-77+1.021:155319754:T:G
Heart Atrial Appendagesqtl1.6e-75+1.091:155319754:T:G
Lungsqtl1.6e-69+0.621:155319754:T:G
Artery Aortasqtl7.4e-66+1.071:155319754:T:G
Brain Caudate basal gangliasqtl1.7e-64+1.241:155314470:C:T
Stomachsqtl1.9e-64+1.151:155319754:T:G
Brain Nucleus accumbens basal gangliasqtl2.6e-63+1.281:155314470:C:T

FANTOM5 promoters

5 alternative TSS:

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
5597112.51411824
55981.2800424
55951.0697753
55940.5739340
2017500.034210

Top tissues by expression

showing 100 of 295 tissues by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
adrenal tissueUBERON:001830399.44gold quality
ventricular zoneUBERON:000305398.81gold quality
mucosa of transverse colonUBERON:000499198.73gold quality
ganglionic eminenceUBERON:000402398.65gold quality
right adrenal glandUBERON:000123398.60gold quality
upper leg skinUBERON:000426298.60gold quality
embryoUBERON:000092298.59gold quality
tendon of biceps brachiiUBERON:000818898.58gold quality
right adrenal gland cortexUBERON:003582798.53gold quality
right lobe of liverUBERON:000111498.49gold quality
upper lobe of left lungUBERON:000895298.49gold quality
esophagus mucosaUBERON:000246998.45gold quality
mammalian vulvaUBERON:000099798.42gold quality
left adrenal glandUBERON:000123498.40gold quality
adrenal glandUBERON:000236998.39gold quality
upper lobe of lungUBERON:000894898.37gold quality
right lungUBERON:000216798.34gold quality
lower esophagus mucosaUBERON:003583498.31gold quality
islet of LangerhansUBERON:000000698.29gold quality
left adrenal gland cortexUBERON:003582598.29gold quality
adrenal cortexUBERON:000123598.24gold quality
skin of abdomenUBERON:000141698.21gold quality
skin of legUBERON:000151198.21gold quality
olfactory segment of nasal mucosaUBERON:000538698.13gold quality
rectumUBERON:000105298.10gold quality
minor salivary glandUBERON:000183098.08gold quality
small intestine Peyer’s patchUBERON:000345498.03gold quality
transverse colonUBERON:000115797.99gold quality
C1 segment of cervical spinal cordUBERON:000646997.92gold quality
zone of skinUBERON:000001497.91gold quality
body of stomachUBERON:000116197.90gold quality
body of pancreasUBERON:000115097.86gold quality
mouth mucosaUBERON:000372997.85gold quality
metanephros cortexUBERON:001053397.77gold quality
right frontal lobeUBERON:000281097.75gold quality
tibial nerveUBERON:000132397.63gold quality
prefrontal cortexUBERON:000045197.60gold quality
esophagusUBERON:000104397.60gold quality
liverUBERON:000210797.53gold quality
apex of heartUBERON:000209897.52gold quality
small intestineUBERON:000210897.52gold quality
stromal cell of endometriumCL:000225597.48gold quality
endocervixUBERON:000045897.48gold quality
upper arm skinUBERON:000426397.48gold quality
right lobe of thyroid glandUBERON:000111997.47gold quality
pancreasUBERON:000126497.47gold quality
ectocervixUBERON:001224997.47gold quality
dorsal root ganglionUBERON:000004497.46gold quality
spinal cordUBERON:000224097.39gold quality
saliva-secreting glandUBERON:000104497.37gold quality
granulocyteCL:000009497.32gold quality
body of uterusUBERON:000985397.32gold quality
right ovaryUBERON:000211897.29gold quality
right uterine tubeUBERON:000130297.28gold quality
vaginaUBERON:000099697.24gold quality
Brodmann (1909) area 9UBERON:001354097.22gold quality
stomachUBERON:000094597.21gold quality
left lobe of thyroid glandUBERON:000112097.21gold quality
cingulate cortexUBERON:000302797.18gold quality
right atrium auricular regionUBERON:000663197.18gold quality
spleenUBERON:000210697.13gold quality
anterior cingulate cortexUBERON:000983597.13gold quality
omental fat padUBERON:001041497.13gold quality
peritoneumUBERON:000235897.12gold quality
intestineUBERON:000016097.11gold quality
lymph nodeUBERON:000002997.10gold quality
cortical plateUBERON:000534397.07gold quality
smooth muscle tissueUBERON:000113597.06gold quality
colonUBERON:000115597.06gold quality
large intestineUBERON:000005997.02gold quality
gingivaUBERON:000182896.99gold quality
gingival epitheliumUBERON:000194996.97gold quality
adipose tissue of abdominal regionUBERON:000780896.97gold quality
mucosa of stomachUBERON:000119996.95gold quality
left uterine tubeUBERON:000130396.95gold quality
adenohypophysisUBERON:000219696.91gold quality
tonsilUBERON:000237296.90gold quality
right hemisphere of cerebellumUBERON:001489096.90gold quality
thyroid glandUBERON:000204696.87gold quality
ponsUBERON:000098896.85gold quality
amygdalaUBERON:000187696.81gold quality
left ovaryUBERON:000211996.81gold quality
lower esophagusUBERON:001347396.80gold quality
cerebellar hemisphereUBERON:000224596.79gold quality
muscle layer of sigmoid colonUBERON:003580596.79gold quality
lower esophagus muscularis layerUBERON:003583396.79gold quality
dorsolateral prefrontal cortexUBERON:000983496.78gold quality
lungUBERON:000204896.77gold quality
amniotic fluidUBERON:000017396.76gold quality
cerebellar cortexUBERON:000212996.76gold quality
subcutaneous adipose tissueUBERON:000219096.76gold quality
esophagogastric junction muscularis propriaUBERON:003584196.73gold quality
prostate glandUBERON:000236796.71gold quality
vermiform appendixUBERON:000115496.70gold quality
sigmoid colonUBERON:000115996.65gold quality
colonic epitheliumUBERON:000039796.63gold quality
left coronary arteryUBERON:000162696.55gold quality
cardiac atriumUBERON:000208196.54gold quality
duodenumUBERON:000211496.51gold quality
descending thoracic aortaUBERON:000234596.51gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 6 experiment(s), a significant marker in 4.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-HCAD-5yes36.87
E-MTAB-6701yes13.71
E-CURD-88yes4.02
E-GEOD-86618no243.64
E-MTAB-6678no3.11
E-ANND-3no0.00

HPA expression

RNA tissue specificity: Tissue enhanced

showing 60 of 79 HPA tissues / cells by nTPM:

Tissue / cellAxisnTPMProtein (IHC)
Livertissue332.6medium
Spinal cordtissue186.8
Duodenumtissue157.7medium
Frontal cortextissue138.6
Medulla oblongatatissue123.8
Caudate putamentissue117.9
Corpus callosumtissue115.2
Midbraintissue109.5
Locus coeruleustissue105.5
Ponstissue103.2
Rectumtissue96.6medium
Tonsiltissue95.8low
Substantia nigratissue95.2
Adrenal glandtissue89.6medium
Thalamustissue88.5
Colontissue83.2low
Lungtissue81.2medium
Periaqueductal graytissue81.2
Superior colliculitissue77.2
Small intestinetissue76.4medium
Hypothalamustissue76.0
Vaginatissue74.0not detected
Kidneytissue72.8medium
Esophagustissue71.9medium
Lymph nodetissue71.1low
Hippocampal formationtissue69.1
Epididymistissue68.9medium
Placentatissue68.1not detected
Thymustissue67.7
Heart muscletissue67.6medium
Bone marrowtissue65.5low
Skin 1tissue64.7low
Breasttissue64.5medium
Parathyroid glandtissue63.8low
Salivary glandtissue63.4not detected
Appendixtissue62.8medium
Prefrontal cortextissue62.4
Cerebral cortextissue62.4medium
Motor cortextissue62.3
Tonguetissue62.2
Smooth muscletissue61.6not detected
Retrosplenial cortextissue59.9
Cervixtissue59.5not detected
Somatosensory cortextissue59.5
Skeletal muscletissue57.0medium
Pancreastissue56.6low
Insular cortextissue56.3
Ovarytissue56.2not detected
Retrosplenial and cingulate cortextissue56.1
Amygdalatissue55.4
Stomach 1tissue54.4medium
Fallopian tubetissue54.0medium
Occipital cortextissue52.9
Prostatetissue52.7low
Septumtissue52.5
Temporal cortextissue52.3
Entorhinal cortextissue51.8
Adipose tissuetissue50.6not detected
Postcentral gyrustissue50.4
Ventral forebraintissue48.4

Brain sub-regions (HPA Brain Atlas): detected in 191; highest nTPM — Ventral spinal cord (186.8), Dorsal spinal cord (156.0), White matter (115.2), Nucleus raphe magnus (89.4), Nuclei of the trapezoid body (87.4).

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): CNBP, CREBBP, GATA2, NFYA, NFYC, NR1H3, PAX5, POU2F1, PPARA, SREBF1, SREBF2, YY1

Functional genomics

gnomAD constraint: pLI 9.03e-05, LOEUF 0.744, missense Z 1.88 — population loss-of-function intolerance (pLI ≥ 0.9 = LoF-intolerant; lower LOEUF = more constrained). gnomAD

Regional missense constraint (gnomAD RMC): no regional variation along ENST00000368356 — one region, missense o/e 0.79. DepMap (CRISPR cell-line fitness): dependent in 72.4% of screened cell lines.

Most-dependent cell lines (DepMap gene-effect, lower = stronger; ≤ −0.5 shown): JH-EsoAd1 (-2.722), SNU-16 (-2.471), EWS502 (-2.316), SK-N-DZ (-2.307), NCI-H209 (-2.188), SU-DHL-10 (-2.123), LP-1 (-2.09), OE33 (-2.062), HPAF-II (-2.016), SLR 24 (-2.009), SF539 (-1.948), SW1116 (-1.948), SH-4 (-1.943), NCI-H1666 (-1.929), SU-DHL-4 (-1.836).

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 34)

  • This study provides the first evidence of the presence of FPPs activity in human CRC. Moreover, FPPs enzyme was found to play a significant role in colon cancer proliferation. (PMID:15713990)
  • mitochondrial targeting of FPS may be widespread among eukaryotes (PMID:17198737)
  • findings suggest that a single nucleotide polymorphism in the FDPS gene (rs2297480) may be a genetic marker for lower bone mineral density in postmenopausal Caucasian women (PMID:17368768)
  • FDPS is involved in the resistance to zoledronic acid of osteosarcoma cells. (PMID:18494934)
  • characterized functionally the minimal basal promoter of the human FDPS gene by means of deletion mutants and we have identified two cis-acting elements which modulate the FDPS gene expression and are recognized by Pax5 and OCT-1 transcription factors (PMID:19056481)
  • FPPS knockdown cells activated Vgamma9Vdelta2 T cells, as measured by increased levels of CD69 and CD107a, killing of FPPS knockdown cells, and induction of IFN-gamma secretion (PMID:19494338)
  • characterized the sterol-response-element-binding protein 2 and nuclear factor Y-binding site in the farnesyl diphosphate synthase promoter (PMID:20450493)
  • Common polymorphisms of the FDPS gene influence the response to bisphosphonates in osteoporotic women. (PMID:21151198)
  • The A/C rs2297480 polymorphism of FDPS was highly differently distributed among osteonecrosis-of-the-jaw patients and controls, with a correlation between AA carrier status and occurrence of ONJ after 18-24 months of treatment with bisphosphonates. (PMID:21196316)
  • findings reveal a FDPS-dependent mechanism in the internalization and down-regulation of beta2AR, identify FDPS as a potential target for improving the therapeutic efficacy of beta-agonists (PMID:22278941)
  • first study on the gene FDPS rs2297480 SNP in postmenopausal Thai women.The effect did not contribute to the baseline of bone mineral density nor bone turnover markers. (PMID:22338925)
  • FPPS was more highly expressed in prostate cancer vs. normal prostate tissue. The association of FPPS with established histopathological risk parameters and biochemical recurrence implicates a contribution of the mevalonate pathway to PC progression. (PMID:22407328)
  • The crystal structure of human FPPS in complex with a novel bisphosphonate YS0470 and in the absence of a second substrate showed partial ordering of the tail in the closed conformation. (PMID:23234314)
  • LRP5 and FDPS loci age-specifically affect skeletal traits in healthy fertile women. (PMID:23238007)
  • FPPS might play an important role in Ang II-induced cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis in vivo, at least in part through RhoA, p-38 MAPK and TGF-beta1. (PMID:23277274)
  • The iPA-driven modulation of FDPS can cause an enhancement of post-translational prenylation essential for the biological activity of key proteins in NK signaling and effector functions, such as Ras. (PMID:23847096)
  • Data indicate compounds represent a new structural class of farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (hFPPS) inhibitors and suggest a development of therapeutics. (PMID:23998921)
  • Results suggest that polymorphisms of the FDPS gene may influence the bone response to drugs targeting the mevalonate pathway, like statins. (PMID:24311107)
  • These observations suggest that an increase in the expression of endogenous FPPS could confer at least partial resistance to the pharmacological effect of N-BP drugs such as ZOL in vivo (PMID:24369118)
  • our study indicated that DR patients have higher VEGF levels than diabetic patients without retinopathy, and -2578A/C (rs699947) and +405C/G (rs2010963) may be important factors in determining serum VEGF levels. (PMID:24534219)
  • A co-crystal structure of human farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase in complex with a bisphosphonate and two molecules of inorganic phosphate. (PMID:24598914)
  • The results identify new classes of FPPS inhibitors, diterpenoids and sesquiterpenoids, that bind to the IPP site and may be of interest as anticancer and antiinfective drug leads. (PMID:24927548)
  • These results are consistent with the previously proposed hypothesis that the allosteric pocket of human FPPS, located near the active site, plays a feed-back regulatory role for this enzyme. (PMID:25630225)
  • Farnesyl pyrophosphate (FPP) allosterically regulated the activity of farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase. (PMID:28098152)
  • Crystallographic and thermodynamic characterization of phenylaminopyridine bisphosphonates binding to human farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (PMID:29036218)
  • Deregulated expression and activity of Farnesyl Diphosphate Synthase (FDPS) in Glioblastoma (PMID:29075041)
  • FPPS mediates TGF-beta1-induced lung cancer cell invasion and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition via the RhoA/Rock1 pathway. (PMID:29337059)
  • A novel premature termination mutation in FDPS in a Chinese family with disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis. (PMID:30561051)
  • FDPS plays an oncogenic role in PTEN-deficient Prostate cancer through GTPase/AKT axis. Identifying mevalonate pathway proteins could serve as a therapeutic target in PTEN dysregulated tumors. (PMID:30914801)
  • FDPS rs2297480 is associated with postmenopausal osteoporosis. (PMID:31774873)
  • Novel missense mutations of MVK and FDPS gene in Chinese patients with disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis. (PMID:34751146)
  • Towards an Improvement of Anticancer Activity of Benzyl Adenosine Analogs. (PMID:34885721)
  • Farnesyl diphosphate synthase exacerbates nonalcoholic steatohepatitis via the activation of AHR-CD36 axis. (PMID:37310396)
  • Farnesyl Diphosphate Synthase Gene Associated with Loss of Bone Mass Density and Alendronate Treatment Failure in Patients with Primary Osteoporosis. (PMID:38891810)

Cross-species orthologs

5 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_reriofdpsENSDARG00000040890
mus_musculusFdpsENSMUSG00000059743
rattus_norvegicusFdpsENSRNOG00000077379
drosophila_melanogasterFppsFBGN0025373
caenorhabditis_elegansfdps-1WBGENE00011058

Mouse-model phenotypes

Observed phenotypes of the mouse ortholog (MGI:104888) from MGI (Alliance of Genome Resources) — knockout/mutant phenotypes, ranked by annotation count. 10 distinct phenotype terms.

Mouse phenotype (MP)Records
enlarged heart1
cardiac hypertrophy1
premature death1
increased heart weight1
increased myocardial fiber size1
decreased cardiac muscle contractility1
cardiac interstitial fibrosis1
abnormal autophagy1
abnormal heart echocardiography feature1
increased cardiac stroke volume1

Additional cross-species homologs

Sequence homologs in species beyond Ensembl Compara’s model organisms, by Diamond local protein alignment (% sequence identity; best hit per species). Lower-identity rows are more distant homologs. The matched accessions’ gene symbols aren’t in biobtree yet, so each row shows the UniProt accession.

OrganismUniProtIdentityMethod
Artemisia annuaP4935099.1%Diamond
Artemisia spiciformisQ7XYS999.1%Diamond
Fusarium fujikuroiQ9223595.1%Diamond
Fusarium graminearum PH-1V6RG2295.1%Diamond
Parthenium argentatumO2424194.7%Diamond
Helianthus annuusO6490593.8%Diamond
Tanacetum cinerariifoliumP0C56590.9%Diamond
Arabidopsis thalianaQ0915290.9%Diamond
Lupinus albusP4935190.6%Diamond
Bos taurusQ8WMY288.7%Diamond
Panax ginsengQ4JHN687.7%Diamond
Murgantia histrionicaA0A343W97086.7%Diamond
Nezara viridulaA0A386JVA386.7%Diamond
Cannabis sativaA0A7J6HWR983.6%Diamond
Neurospora crassa OR74AQ9225080.7%Diamond
Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288CP0852475.9%Diamond
Kluyveromyces lactis NRRL Y-1140P4934975.9%Diamond
Zea maysP4935374.1%Diamond
Candida albicans SC5314A0A1D8PH7873.4%Diamond
Gallus gallusP0883670.5%Diamond
Aspergillus fumigatus Af293Q4WEB870.3%Diamond
Dictyostelium discoideumQ54XP167.5%Diamond
Saccharolobus solfataricus P2P9599963.0%Diamond
Schizosaccharomyces pombe 972h-O1423062.5%Diamond
Ganoderma lucidumB4YA1560.8%Diamond
Penicillium aethiopicumD7PHZ555.5%Diamond
Natronomonas pharaonis DSM 2160Q3IPL149.9%Diamond
Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37RvO5041042.0%Diamond
Ips piniQ58GE832.9%Diamond

Genomic neighbors (locus context)

Genes flanking this one on the chromosome (NCBI/Entrez gene neighborhood). Positional context only — some neighbors share regulatory elements (bidirectional promoters, antisense/overlapping transcripts), but chromosomal adjacency is not itself a functional relationship (see Interactions for that).

SymbolTypeEntrez
SCAMP3protein-coding10067
ENTREP3protein-coding10712
RUSC1-AS1ncRNA284618
PKLRprotein-coding5313
HCN3protein-coding57657
CLK2protein-coding1196
RUSC1protein-coding23623
ASH1Lprotein-coding55870
MIR555ncRNA693140
MSTO1protein-coding55154
ASH1L-AS1ncRNA645676

Protein

Protein identifiers

Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase — P14324 (reviewed: P14324)

Alternative names: (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate synthase, Dimethylallyltranstransferase, Farnesyl diphosphate synthase, Geranyltranstransferase

All UniProt accessions (5): P14324, A0A087WTP2, A0A087WVN4, A0A087X090, A0A087X1D8

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Key enzyme in isoprenoid biosynthesis which catalyzes the formation of farnesyl diphosphate (FPP), a precursor for several classes of essential metabolites including sterols, dolichols, carotenoids, and ubiquinones. FPP also serves as substrate for protein farnesylation and geranylgeranylation. Catalyzes the sequential condensation of isopentenyl pyrophosphate with the allylic pyrophosphates, dimethylallyl pyrophosphate, and then with the resultant geranylpyrophosphate to the ultimate product farnesyl pyrophosphate.

Subunit / interactions. Homodimer. Interacts with RSAD2. (Microbial infection) Interacts with HTLV-1 protein p13(II).

Subcellular location. Cytoplasm.

Disease relevance. Porokeratosis 9, multiple types (POROK9) [MIM:616631] A form of porokeratosis, a disorder of faulty keratinization characterized by one or more atrophic patches surrounded by a distinctive hyperkeratotic ridgelike border called the cornoid lamella. The keratotic lesions can progress to overt cutaneous neoplasms, typically squamous cell carcinomas. Multiple clinical variants of porokeratosis are recognized, including porokeratosis of Mibelli, linear porokeratosis, disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis, palmoplantar porokeratosis, and punctate porokeratosis. Different clinical presentations can be observed among members of the same family. Individuals expressing more than one variant have also been reported. The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.

Activity regulation. Inactivated by interferon-induced RSAD2. This inactivation may result of disruption of lipid rafts at the plasma membrane, and thus have an antiviral effect since many enveloped viruses need lipid rafts to bud efficiently out of the cell.

Cofactor. Binds 2 Mg(2+) ions per subunit.

Pathway. Isoprenoid biosynthesis; farnesyl diphosphate biosynthesis; farnesyl diphosphate from geranyl diphosphate and isopentenyl diphosphate: step 1/1. Isoprenoid biosynthesis; geranyl diphosphate biosynthesis; geranyl diphosphate from dimethylallyl diphosphate and isopentenyl diphosphate: step 1/1.

Similarity. Belongs to the FPP/GGPP synthase family.

Isoforms (2)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
P14324-11yes
P14324-22

RefSeq proteins (7): NP_001129293, NP_001129294, NP_001229753, NP_001229754, NP_001365353, NP_001365354, NP_001995* (*=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR000092Polyprenyl_syntFamily
IPR008949Isoprenoid_synthase_dom_sfHomologous_superfamily
IPR033749Polyprenyl_synt_CSConserved_site
IPR039702FPS1-likeFamily

Pfam: PF00348

Enzyme classification (BRENDA)

  • EC 2.5.1.1 — dimethylallyltranstransferase (BRENDA: 25 organisms, 58 substrates, 48 inhibitors, 15 Km, 7 kcat entries)
  • EC 2.5.1.10 — (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate synthase (BRENDA: 58 organisms, 91 substrates, 232 inhibitors, 47 Km, 6 kcat entries)

Substrate kinetics (BRENDA)

12 substrates with measured Km, best-characterized 12. Km ranges are aggregated across organisms/conditions.

SubstrateKm (mM)Measurements
ISOPENTENYL DIPHOSPHATE0.0015–13018
GERANYL DIPHOSPHATE0.0012–8.417
DIMETHYLALLYL DIPHOSPHATE0.0045–0.06668
DIMETHYLALLYL DIPHOSPHATE0.008–1.1036
ISOPENTENYL DIPHOSPHATE0.0008–0.1635
GERANYL DIPHOSPHATE0.008–0.0122
(2E,6E)-FARNESYL DIPHOSPHATE0.0191
FARNESYL DIPHOSPHATE0.021
FARNESYL DIPHOSPHATE0.07051
MG2+0.07121
MN2+0.04451

Catalyzed reactions (Rhea)

  • isopentenyl diphosphate + (2E)-geranyl diphosphate = (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate + diphosphate (RHEA:19361)
  • isopentenyl diphosphate + dimethylallyl diphosphate = (2E)-geranyl diphosphate + diphosphate (RHEA:22408)

UniProt features (56 total): helix 23, binding site 14, modified residue 4, sequence variant 3, sequence conflict 3, strand 3, site 2, turn 2, chain 1, splice variant 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

showing 30 of 92 structures by resolution:

PDBTitleMethodResolution (Å)
4NUAThe effects of Lysine 200 and Phenylalanine 239 Farnesyl Pyrophosphate Synthase (FPPS) …X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.43
4NKEThe effects of Lysine 200 and Phenylalanine 239 Farnesyl Pyrophosphate Synthase (FPPS) …X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.46
4QPFNew lower bone affinity bisphosphonate drug design for effective use in diseases …X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.59
2QISCrystal structure of human farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase T210S mutant bound to …X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.8
4DEMCrystal structure of human FPPS in complex with YS_04_70X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.85
4NFICrystal structure of human FPPS in complex with magnesium and JDS05120X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.85
4NFKCrystal structure of human FPPS in complex with nickel, JDS05120, and sulfateX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.85
3N45Human FPPS complex with FBS_04 and zoledronic acid/MG2+X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.88
4QXSCrystal structure of human FPPS in complex with WC01088X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.9
5JA0Crystal structure of human FPPS with allosterically bound FPPX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.9
2F94Crystal structure of human FPPS in complex with ibandronateX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.94
3B7LHuman farnesyl diphosphate synthase complexed with MG and minodronateX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.95
3CP6Crystal structure of human farnesyl diphosphate synthase (T201A mutant) complexed with Mg …X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.95
3S4JHuman FDPS Synthase in Complex with a Rigid Analog of RisedronateX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.95
4KPJCrystal Structure of Farnesyl Pyrophosphate Synthase (Y204A) Mutant complexed with Mg …X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.95
4KPDCrystal Structure of Human Farnesyl Pyrophosphate Synthase (Y204F) Mutant Complexed with …X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.96
4KQSCrystal Structure of Farnesyl Pyrophosphate Synthase Mutant (Y204A) Complexed with Mg …X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.97
4KFACrystal structure of human farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (t201a mutant) complexed with …X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.98
4Q23The role of threonine 201 and tyrosine 204 in the human farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase …X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.98
1YV5Human farnesyl diphosphate synthase complexed with Mg and risedronateX-RAY DIFFRACTION2
2RAHHuman FDPS synthase in complex with novel inhibitorX-RAY DIFFRACTION2
4LFVCrystal structure of human FPPS in complex with YS0470 and two molecules of inorganic …X-RAY DIFFRACTION2
4NKFThe effects of Lysine 200 and Phenylalanine 239 Farnesyl Pyrophosphate Synthase (FPPS) …X-RAY DIFFRACTION2
6N7YCrystal structure of human FPPS in complex with an allosteric inhibitor MIT-01-102X-RAY DIFFRACTION2
6N82Crystal structure of human FPPS in complex with an allosteric inhibitor YF-02037X-RAY DIFFRACTION2
6N83Crystal structure of human FPPS in complex with an allosteric inhibitor YF-02037X-RAY DIFFRACTION2
4H5CCrystal structure of human FPPS in ternary complex with YS0470 and inorganic phosphateX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.02
4H5DCrystal structure of human FPPS in ternary complex with YS0470 and inorganic pyrophosphateX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.02
4H5ECrystal structure of human FPPS in ternary complex with YS0470 and isopentenyl …X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.04
4NFJCrystal structure of human FPPS in complex with magnesium, JDS05120, and sulfateX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.05

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-P14324-F185.270.77

Human Protein Atlas

Protein class: Enzymes, ENZYME proteins, Transferases, Metabolic proteins, Predicted intracellular proteins, Plasma proteins, Disease related genes, FDA approved drug targets, Small molecule drugs, Human disease related genes, Congenital malformations, Congenital malformations of skin, Essential proteins

Protein evidence: Evidence at protein level

Subcellular location (HPA, imaging): cytosol; nucleoplasm

Antibody reliability (HPA): IH approved · IF approved

Functional residue map

Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.

Catalytic / active sites (2)

PositionRole
164important for determining product chain length
165important for determining product chain length

Ligand- & substrate-binding residues (14)

PositionRole
123isopentenyl diphosphate
266dimethylallyl diphosphate
267dimethylallyl diphosphate
306dimethylallyl diphosphate
323dimethylallyl diphosphate
332dimethylallyl diphosphate
126isopentenyl diphosphate
162isopentenyl diphosphate
169Mg(2+)
173Mg(2+)
178dimethylallyl diphosphate
179isopentenyl diphosphate

Post-translational modifications (4)

TypePositions
N6-(2-hydroxyisobutyryl)lysine123
N6-acetyllysine123, 353
N-acetylmethionine1

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

2 curated (TAS) of 7; 0 disease pathways. Curated-first; evidence = TAS (manually curated) vs IEA (electronic inference).

7 pathways:

IDPathwayEvidence
R-HSA-2426168Activation of gene expression by SREBF (SREBP)curated
R-HSA-9969896Lanosterol biosynthesiscurated
R-HSA-191273Cholesterol biosynthesis—
R-HSA-1430728Metabolism—
R-HSA-556833Metabolism of lipids—
R-HSA-8957322Metabolism of steroids—
R-HSA-1655829Regulation of cholesterol biosynthesis by SREBP (SREBF)—

MSigDB gene sets: 289 (showing top): GSE18804_BRAIN_VS_COLON_TUMORAL_MACROPHAGE_DN, GSE18804_SPLEEN_MACROPHAGE_VS_TUMORAL_MACROPHAGE_DN, MODULE_52, HORIUCHI_WTAP_TARGETS_DN, GOBP_PHOSPHOLIPID_METABOLIC_PROCESS, JI_RESPONSE_TO_FSH_UP, MODULE_151, STARK_PREFRONTAL_CORTEX_22Q11_DELETION_DN, MAZ_Q6, GRAESSMANN_APOPTOSIS_BY_DOXORUBICIN_DN, IVANOVA_HEMATOPOIESIS_LATE_PROGENITOR, GOBP_ORGANOPHOSPHATE_METABOLIC_PROCESS, GOBP_ORGANOPHOSPHATE_BIOSYNTHETIC_PROCESS, PATIL_LIVER_CANCER, PUJANA_CHEK2_PCC_NETWORK

GO Biological Process (11): cholesterol biosynthetic process (GO:0006695), geranyl diphosphate biosynthetic process (GO:0033384), geranylgeranyl diphosphate biosynthetic process (GO:0033386), zymosterol biosynthetic process (GO:0036197), trans, trans-farnesyl diphosphate biosynthetic process (GO:0045337), lipid metabolic process (GO:0006629), steroid biosynthetic process (GO:0006694), steroid metabolic process (GO:0008202), cholesterol metabolic process (GO:0008203), isoprenoid biosynthetic process (GO:0008299), sterol biosynthetic process (GO:0016126)

GO Molecular Function (8): RNA binding (GO:0003723), dimethylallyltranstransferase activity (GO:0004161), (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate synthase activity (GO:0004337), metal ion binding (GO:0046872), prenyltransferase activity (GO:0004659), protein binding (GO:0005515), transferase activity (GO:0016740), transferase activity, transferring alkyl or aryl (other than methyl) groups (GO:0016765)

GO Cellular Component (4): cytoplasm (GO:0005737), mitochondrial matrix (GO:0005759), peroxisome (GO:0005777), cytosol (GO:0005829)

Reactome top-level categories

5 top-level categories:

CategoryPathways
Metabolism of steroids2
Regulation of cholesterol biosynthesis by SREBP (SREBF)1
Cholesterol biosynthesis1
Metabolism1
Metabolism of lipids1

GO top-level categories

31 GO namespaces:

CategoryTerms
phospholipid biosynthetic process3
terpenoid biosynthetic process3
sterol biosynthetic process2
secondary alcohol biosynthetic process2
lipid biosynthetic process2
sterol metabolic process2
prenyl diphosphate synthase activity2
cellular anatomical structure2
cholesterol metabolic process1
geranyl diphosphate metabolic process1
geranylgeranyl diphosphate metabolic process1
zymosterol metabolic process1
farnesyl diphosphate metabolic process1
dimethylallyl diphosphate metabolic process1
primary metabolic process1
steroid metabolic process1
lipid metabolic process1
secondary alcohol metabolic process1
isoprenoid metabolic process1
steroid biosynthetic process1
nucleic acid binding1
cation binding1
transferase activity, transferring alkyl or aryl (other than methyl) groups1
binding1
catalytic activity1
transferase activity1
intracellular anatomical structure1
mitochondrion1
intracellular organelle lumen1
microbody1
cytoplasm1

Experimentally-supported GO annotations

GO terms backed by direct experimental evidence (ECO experimental codes) — 4 of 26 annotations. The rest are phylogenetic / computational / electronic (IEA).

4 experimentally-supported GO terms:

GO termNSEvidence
cytosolCCdirect assay
mitochondrial matrixCCdirect assay
peroxisomeCCdirect assay
RNA bindingMFhigh-throughput assay

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

showing 15 of 1,842 interactions by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
FDPSHMGCS1Q01581953
FDPSHMGCRP04035942
FDPSHMGCS2P54868921
FDPSGGPS1O95749905
FDPSFDFT1P37268905
FDPSMVKQ03426863
FDPSMVDP53602846
FDPSPMVKQ15126842
FDPSSQLEQ14534819
FDPSIDI1Q13907819
FDPSNSDHLQ15738774
FDPSCYP51A1Q16850772
FDPSHMGA1P10910768
FDPSIDI2Q9BXS1747
FDPSLSSP48449722

IntAct

Human interaction partners of FDPS in IntAct, one row per partner (best MIscore; records = supporting IntAct interaction records).

13 partners by confidence:

PartnerInteraction typeMIscoreRecords
ATXN1physical association0.6704
ABHD16Aphysical association0.5603
RNF19Bphysical association0.5603
SLC30A2physical association0.5603
SSMEM1physical association0.5603
ZMPSTE24association0.5302
EIF4ENIF1physical association0.4902
BCAP31physical association0.4001
DHCR24physical association0.4001
CREB3physical association0.3701
TSG101physical association0.3701
DFFAassociation0.3501
PYGMassociation0.3501

BioGRID (196 interactions; top human partners by supporting records): ALAS1 (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), ATPAF2 (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), FGFR1 (Reconstituted Complex; 2 records), GLDC (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), HSPA8 (Co-fractionation; 2 records), NDUFAF5 (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), PARK2 (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), PCYOX1 (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), PDSS1 (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), PDSS2 (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), PLS3 (Co-fractionation; 2 records), PPME1 (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), PRNP (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), PSME4 (Affinity Capture-MS; 2 records), RPA1 (Co-fractionation; 2 records)

Protein complexes (CORUM) (1)

Experimentally-characterized complexes this protein is a subunit of (★ = the complex contains a known drug target).

1 complexes by size:

ComplexSubunitsMembers
★ FDPS homodimer1FDPS

Disease & clinical

Genetic variants

Variant evidence for FDPS: 99 ClinVar records (5 pathogenic / likely pathogenic); 4 PharmGKB clinical annotations; 16 GWAS associations. Per-variant detail is on Sugi Variant.

ClinVar

99 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic4
Likely pathogenic1
Uncertain significance43
Likely benign8
Benign4

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (5)

Showing all 5 pathogenic / likely-pathogenic ClinVar records, ranked by ClinVar review status (expert panel → multiple submitters → single submitter), then by number of submitting labs.

Variant IDHGVSClassificationReviewSubmitters
835300NM_002004.4(FDPS):c.684+2T>GLikely pathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter1
659608NC_000001.11:g.(?155282411)(155323834_?)delPathogeniccriteria provided, single submitter1
217746NM_002004.4(FDPS):c.536G>A (p.Arg179Gln)Pathogenicno assertion criteria provided1
217747NM_002004.4(FDPS):c.481-1776_847-143delPathogenicno assertion criteria provided1
217748NM_002004.4(FDPS):c.684+1G>APathogenicno assertion criteria provided1

Per-variant reference — Sugi Variant

Explore FDPS’s pathogenic and likely-pathogenic variants individually — each with its ClinVar classification and conditions, applied ACMG criteria (ClinGen expert panel, where curated), the calibrated in-silico predictors (AlphaMissense, REVEL, SaProt, conservation), gnomAD frequency, and the predictor-disagreement QC signal — on Sugi Variant.

SpliceAI

Top 10 splice-impact sites by Δscore (adjacent positions with the same effect merged into one range; 36 predictions of 907):

Position(s)EffectΔscoreSites
1:155308966–155308967donor_loss1.00005
1:155310206–155310207donor_loss1.00005
1:155318022–155318023donor_loss1.00005
1:155318154acceptor_gain1.0000
1:155318158acceptor_gain1.0000
1:155318163acceptor_gain1.00002
1:155318168acceptor_loss1.00002
1:155318854–155318855acceptor_loss1.00004
1:155318929–155318930donor_loss1.00005
1:155319609–155319610acceptor_loss1.00006

AlphaMissense

745 missense substitutions predicted likely pathogenic (of 2,722 scored), across 215 residues. Top 20 hotspot residues, ranked by the number of likely-pathogenic substitutions (of those reachable by a single-nucleotide change), then by mean score:

ResidueLikely-pathogenic substitutionsMean am_pathogenicityMax am_pathogenicity
D17080.9840.993
D31080.9810.993
D16980.9800.993
D17380.9780.992
D32780.9740.987
D24080.9700.981
D30980.9700.991
D31380.9620.984
D19780.9480.967
W33570.9780.997
W18470.9570.987
K26670.9560.997
E15970.9530.975
W15670.9250.993
Q30670.9180.986
C33370.9070.971
F30570.9030.976
F38070.8850.980
F25470.8670.970
F22670.8510.948

HPA cancer prognostics

RNA cancer specificity: Low cancer specificity

Human Protein Atlas survival analysis — favorable = higher expression predicts better survival.

1 prognostic cancer types:

CancerPrognosticp-value
Kidney Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma (TCGA)favorable2.24e-06

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:134629 | disease phenotypes: MIM:616631

GenCC curated gene-disease

2 curated gene-disease records:

DiseaseClassificationInheritanceRecords
porokeratosis 9, multiple typesStrongAutosomal dominant4
disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosisSupportiveAutosomal dominant

Genomics England panels (PanelApp)

Clinical diagnostic gene panels including this gene (2 panels, 2 green/diagnostic-grade). Confidence: green = diagnostic, amber = moderate.

2 panels:

PanelRating
Familial disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosisgreen
Rare genetic inflammatory skin disordersgreen

Mondo (2): porokeratosis 9, multiple types (MONDO:0014713), disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (MONDO:0019212)

Orphanet (1): Disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (Orphanet:79152)

HPO phenotypes

8 phenotypes (HPO-id order):

HPOTerm
HP:0000006Autosomal dominant inheritance
HP:0000989Pruritus
HP:0000992Cutaneous photosensitivity
HP:0002860Squamous cell carcinoma
HP:0003596Middle age onset
HP:0003621Juvenile onset
HP:0011462Young adult onset
HP:0200044Porokeratosis

GWAS associations

16 associations:

StudyTraitp-value
GCST007294_150Body fat distribution (trunk fat ratio)8e-35
GCST007295_72Body fat distribution (leg fat ratio)1e-28
GCST007294_159Body fat distribution (trunk fat ratio)6e-21
GCST007295_112Body fat distribution (leg fat ratio)7e-17
GCST010700_5Cortical thickness (MOSTest)8e-17
GCST007294_25Body fat distribution (trunk fat ratio)1e-15
GCST010703_205Brain morphology (MOSTest)4e-14
GCST007295_17Body fat distribution (leg fat ratio)3e-13
GCST010696_10Cortical thickness (min-P)2e-10
GCST010697_21Cortical surface area (min-P)3e-10
GCST010702_25Subcortical volume (MOSTest)3e-10
GCST010699_50Brain morphology (min-P)7e-10
GCST010698_84Subcortical volume (min-P)9e-10
GCST010701_97Cortical surface area (MOSTest)1e-9
GCST004131_70Inflammatory bowel disease6e-8
GCST004132_19Crohn’s disease2e-7

EFO canonical traits (from GWAS)

3 canonical traits:

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0004341body fat distribution
EFO:0004346neuroimaging measurement
EFO:0004840cortical thickness

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: yes

ChEMBL targets (1): CHEMBL1782 (SINGLE PROTEIN)

Drugs by curated mechanism of action (ChEMBL)

Drugs whose curated ChEMBL mechanism of action targets the FDPS protein itself — single-protein targets only (drugs acting on a protein family or complex that merely includes it are excluded). Includes antibodies and oligonucleotides that bioactivity screening does not capture.

6 curated-mechanism drugs:

DrugModalityMax phase
ALENDRONATE SODIUMSmall molecule4
IBANDRONATE SODIUMSmall molecule4
MINODRONIC ACIDSmall molecule4
PAMIDRONATE DISODIUMSmall molecule4
RISEDRONATE SODIUMSmall molecule4
ZOLEDRONIC ACIDSmall molecule4

Molecules with ChEMBL bioactivity

Phase ≥1, by development phase (incl. off-target/promiscuous compounds). Patent mentions across the top 20 by phase: 445,441 (via chembl_molecule»patent_compound — counts attach to the compound, not the gene–compound relationship, so off-target/promiscuous molecules can dominate).

12 molecules by phase:

MoleculeNamePhasePatents
CHEMBL675ALENDRONATE SODIUM42,935
CHEMBL319144MINODRONIC ACID42,918
CHEMBL4303669ZOLEDRONIC ACID4528
CHEMBL924ZOLEDRONIC ACID ANHYDROUS442,628
CHEMBL870ALENDRONIC ACID436,552
CHEMBL997IBANDRONIC ACID449,429
CHEMBL834PAMIDRONIC ACID452,731
CHEMBL923RISEDRONIC ACID422,869
CHEMBL55214NERIDRONIC ACID311,442
CHEMBL53950INCADRONIC ACID22,389
CHEMBL99369PIRIDRONIC ACID2583
CHEMBL1160571PYROPHOSPHORIC ACID2220,437

PharmGKB: 1 entry (CPIC guideline: no)

PharmGKB clinical annotations

4 annotations by evidence level (1 strongest → 4):

VariantAssociationLevelDrugsPhenotypes
rs11264359Efficacy3atorvastatin;BisphosphonatesCoronary Disease;Osteoporosis
rs2297480Toxicity3zoledronateNeoplasms;Osteonecrosis
rs2297480Other3atorvastatinCoronary Disease
rs2297480Efficacy3BisphosphonatesOsteoporosis;Osteoporosis;Postmenopausal

PharmGKB variants

2 variants:

VariantGenesLevelScore#Clin annotsDrugs
rs2297480FDPS, PKLR32.003zoledronate;Bisphosphonates;atorvastatin
rs11264359FDPS, RUSC133.751atorvastatin;Bisphosphonates

PharmGKB variant annotations

Per-publication pharmacogenomic findings for this gene (significant associations).

5 published findings:

VariantDrug(s)CategoryFindingPMID
rs2297480atorvastatinToxicityGenotype TT is associated with increased bone density when treated with atorvastatin in people with Coronary Disease as compared to genotypes GG + GT.PMID:24311107
rs11264359atorvastatinToxicityGenotype AA is associated with increased bone density when treated with atorvastatin in people with Coronary Disease as compared to genotypes AG + GG.PMID:24311107
rs2297480BisphosphonatesEfficacyAllele T is associated with increased response to Bisphosphonates in people with Osteoporosis as compared to allele G.PMID:21151198
rs11264359BisphosphonatesEfficacyAllele A is associated with increased response to Bisphosphonates in people with Osteoporosis as compared to allele G.PMID:21151198
rs2297480zoledronateToxicityGenotype TT is associated with increased likelihood of osteonecrosis when treated with zoledronate in people with Neoplasms as compared to genotype GG.PMID:21196316

GtoPdb / IUPHAR curated pharmacology

(IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology — expert-curated)

Target class: enzyme — Lanosterol biosynthesis pathway

Most potent curated ligand interactions (23 total), top 23:

LigandActionAffinityParameter
zoledronic acidInhibition10.15pKi
minodronic acidInhibition8.52pIC50
compound 5e [PMID: 17975902]Inhibition7.79pIC50
NE97220Inhibition7.12pIC50
NE58043Inhibition6.76pIC50
NE11808Inhibition6.72pIC50
ibandronic acidInhibition6.71pKi
pamidronic acidInhibition6.7pIC50
piridronic acidInhibition6.59pIC50
compound 31 [PMID: 17963374]Inhibition6.5pIC50
NE58018Inhibition6.46pIC50
cimadronateInhibition6.44pIC50
NE21650Inhibition6.43pIC50
alendronateInhibition6.34pIC50
risedronateInhibition6.34pIC50
NE58062Inhibition6.27pIC50
NE58027Inhibition6.23pIC50
isopentenyl diphosphateInhibition6.15pKi
NE10575Inhibition5.77pIC50
compound 2 [PMID: 18295483]Inhibition5.1pIC50
geranyl biphosphonateInhibition4.7pIC50
diphosphoric acidInhibition4.53pKi
NE10790Inhibition4.21pKi

Binding affinities (BindingDB)

359 measured of 428 human assays (455 total across all organisms); most potent 50 below. Values come from heterogeneous assays and are not directly comparable.

LigandMeasureValuePatent
CHEMBL100827IC500.62 nM
[1-Hydroxy-2-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)-1-phosphono-ethyl]-phosphonic acidIC501.1 nM
CHEMBL101886IC501.3 nM
CHEMBL101472IC501.4 nM
CHEMBL101230IC501.7 nM
CHEMBL100508IC501.8 nM
CHEMBL101207IC502 nM
{1-Hydroxy-3-[methyl-(3-phenyl-propyl)-amino]-1-phosphono-propyl}-phosphonic acidIC502.6 nM
[1-Hydroxy-3-(4-phenyl-butylamino)-1-phosphono-propyl]-phosphonic acidIC502.7 nM
CHEMBL98476IC502.7 nM
CHEMBL316913IC502.8 nM
CHEMBL101407IC503.1 nM
[1-Hydroxy-3-(3-phenoxy-propylamino)-1-phosphono-propyl]-phosphonic acidIC503.3 nM
1-hydroxy-3-(methyl(phenethyl)amino)propane-1,1-diyldiphosphonic acidIC503.9 nM
CHEMBL100441IC503.9 nM
[1-hydroxy-3-[methyl(2-phenoxyethyl)amino]propylidene-1,1-bisphosphonateIC504 nM
CHEMBL319519IC504.1 nM
CHEMBL100835IC504.3 nM
Hydroxy phosphonate, 1KI4.7 nM
CHEMBL100830IC504.8 nM
CHEMBL98703IC505 nM
CHEMBL100335IC505.1 nM
CHEMBL317646IC505.1 nM
CHEMBL100295IC506.2 nM
CHEMBL101539IC507.1 nM
[2-(Imidazol-1-yl)ethyl]-bisphosphonic acidIC509.03 nM
CHEMBL318071IC5010 nM
CHEMBL316663IC5010 nM
CHEMBL408608IC5010.3 nM
CHEMBL3087938IC5011 nM
[Phosphono-(pyridin-2-ylamino)-methyl]-phosphonic acidIC5011.7 nM
CHEMBL2088336IC5012 nM
CHEMBL259729IC5013.7 nM
[[[6-(4-cyclopropyloxyphenyl)thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]amino]-phosphonomethyl]phosphonic acidIC5014 nMUS-11279719: Substituted bicyclic pyrimidine-based compounds and compositions and uses thereof
CHEMBL3087933IC5015 nM
CHEMBL2088339IC5016 nM
[2-(Benzoimidazol-1-yl)ethyl]-bisphosphonic acidIC5016.1 nM
1-fluoro-2-(3-pyridinyl)-ethylidene-1,1-bisphosphonic acidIC5016.4 nM
CHEMBL5285501IC5017 nM
CHEMBL97911IC5018 nM
CHEMBL323300IC5018 nM
CHEMBL100232IC5018 nM
CHEMBL102209IC5018 nM
CHEMBL100831IC5018 nM
[phosphono-[[6-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]amino]methyl]phosphonic acidIC5021 nMUS-11279719: Substituted bicyclic pyrimidine-based compounds and compositions and uses thereof
[2-(2-amino-phenyl)-1-hydroxy-1-phosphono-ethyl]-phosphonic acidIC5021.6 nM
CHEMBL406820IC5023.8 nM
CHEMBL5276276IC5024 nM
CHEMBL318861IC5024 nM
[2-(Imidazol-2-yl-thio)ethyl]-bisphosphonic acidIC5028.1 nM

ChEMBL bioactivities

693 potent at pChembl≥5 of 780 total, top 50 by pChembl (potency: 10 = 0.1 nM, 6 = 1 µM).

pChemblTypeValueUnitMolecule
10.15Ki0.07nMZOLEDRONIC ACID
9.62IC500.2399nMZOLEDRONIC ACID
9.44IC500.36nMRISEDRONIC ACID
9.44Ki0.36nMRISEDRONIC ACID
9.21IC500.618nMCHEMBL100827
9.13Ki0.74nMCHEMBL434024
9.00Ki1nMCHEMBL408608
8.98IC501.047nMCHEMBL56073
8.96Ki1.09nMCHEMBL55140
8.96IC501.102nMCHEMBL301247
8.89IC501.288nMCHEMBL101886
8.84IC501.445nMCHEMBL101472
8.80Ki1.6nMCHEMBL259729
8.78IC501.66nMCHEMBL101230
8.74IC501.816nMCHEMBL100508
8.72IC501.9nMMINODRONIC ACID
8.71IC501.972nMCHEMBL101207
8.70IC502nMZOLEDRONIC ACID
8.64Ki2.3nMCHEMBL291736
8.64Ki2.3nMCHEMBL294192
8.59IC502.594nMCHEMBL54537
8.57IC502.692nMCHEMBL98476
8.57IC502.692nMCHEMBL55464
8.55IC502.818nMCHEMBL316913
8.52IC503nMZOLEDRONIC ACID
8.52IC503nMMINODRONIC ACID
8.51IC503.119nMCHEMBL101407
8.49IC503.251nMCHEMBL316844
8.48Ki3.28nMCHEMBL406820
8.47Ki3.4nMCHEMBL414849
8.44Ki3.6nMIBANDRONIC ACID
8.41Ki3.9nMCHEMBL99553
8.41IC503.9nMRISEDRONIC ACID
8.41IC503.89nMCHEMBL100441
8.41IC503.917nMCHEMBL301244
8.40IC504nMCHEMBL434024
8.40IC503.981nMCHEMBL53982
8.39IC504.1nMZOLEDRONIC ACID
8.39IC504.074nMCHEMBL319519
8.37IC504.266nMCHEMBL100835
8.35Ki4.45nMPIRIDRONIC ACID
8.32IC504.819nMCHEMBL100830
8.30IC505nMCHEMBL98703
8.29IC505.129nMCHEMBL100335
8.29IC505.129nMCHEMBL317646
8.28IC505.2nMRISEDRONIC ACID
8.24IC505.7nMRISEDRONIC ACID
8.22IC506nMRISEDRONIC ACID
8.21IC506.2nMCHEMBL55140
8.21IC506.152nMCHEMBL100295

PubChem BioAssay actives

707 with measured affinity, of 1269 total; 50 most potent distinct compounds. Largely complementary to BindingDB; screening values are coarse (µM, 4 dp), so sub-nM hits tie at the floor.

CompoundAssayTypeValueUnit
(1-hydroxy-2-imidazol-1-yl-1-phosphonoethyl)phosphonic acid;hydrate318594: Inhibition of human recombinant FPPS expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 after 10 minski0.0001uM
risedronic acid1205923: Inhibition of human FPPS using pre-incubation of compound with enzymeic500.0004uM
[1-hydroxy-3-[methyl(3-phenylsulfanylpropyl)amino]-1-phosphonopropyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0006uM
(1-hydroxy-1-phosphono-2-pyridin-2-ylethyl)phosphonic acid318594: Inhibition of human recombinant FPPS expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 after 10 minski0.0007uM
[[(5-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyridin-6-yl)amino]-phosphonomethyl]phosphonic acid318594: Inhibition of human recombinant FPPS expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 after 10 minski0.0010uM
[1-hydroxy-3-[methyl(4-phenylbutyl)amino]-1-phosphonopropyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0010uM
[1-hydroxy-2-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)-1-phosphonoethyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0011uM
[[(3-methyl-2-pyridinyl)amino]-phosphonomethyl]phosphonic acid318594: Inhibition of human recombinant FPPS expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 after 10 minski0.0011uM
[1-hydroxy-3-[methyl(3-phenoxypropyl)amino]-1-phosphonopropyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0013uM
[3-[3-(4-fluorophenoxy)propyl-methylamino]-1-hydroxy-1-phosphonopropyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0014uM
(1-hydroxy-1-phosphono-2-piperidin-2-ylethyl)phosphonic acid318594: Inhibition of human recombinant FPPS expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 after 10 minski0.0016uM
[3-[3-(4-chlorophenyl)propyl-methylamino]-1-hydroxy-1-phosphonopropyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0017uM
[1-hydroxy-3-[methyl(2-phenylsulfanylethyl)amino]-1-phosphonopropyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0018uM
(1-hydroxy-2-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl-1-phosphonoethyl)phosphonic acid1197852: Inhibition of human FPPSic500.0019uM
[1-hydroxy-2-(1-methylimidazol-2-yl)-1-phosphonoethyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0020uM
[1-phosphono-2-(pyridin-2-ylamino)ethyl]phosphonic acid318594: Inhibition of human recombinant FPPS expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 after 10 minski0.0023uM
[phosphono-(pyridin-2-ylamino)methyl]phosphonic acid318594: Inhibition of human recombinant FPPS expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 after 10 minski0.0023uM
[1-hydroxy-3-[methyl(3-phenylpropyl)amino]-1-phosphonopropyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0026uM
[[(5-butyl-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-phosphonomethyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0027uM
[1-hydroxy-3-(4-phenylbutylamino)-1-phosphonopropyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0027uM
[1-hydroxy-3-[3-(4-methoxyphenoxy)propyl-methylamino]-1-phosphonopropyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0028uM
[3-[3-(4-chlorophenoxy)propyl-methylamino]-1-hydroxy-1-phosphonopropyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0031uM
[1-hydroxy-3-(3-phenoxypropylamino)-1-phosphonopropyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0033uM
(1-phosphono-2-piperidin-2-ylethyl)phosphonic acid318594: Inhibition of human recombinant FPPS expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 after 10 minski0.0033uM
[2-(2-aminophenyl)-1-hydroxy-1-phosphonoethyl]phosphonic acid318594: Inhibition of human recombinant FPPS expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 after 10 minski0.0034uM
ibandronic acid318594: Inhibition of human recombinant FPPS expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 after 10 minski0.0036uM
[1-hydroxy-3-[methyl-[3-(3-methylphenyl)propyl]amino]-1-phosphonopropyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0039uM
[1-hydroxy-3-[methyl(2-phenylethyl)amino]-1-phosphonopropyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0039uM
[1-hydroxy-2-(1-methylpyridin-1-ium-3-yl)-1-phosphonoethyl]phosphonic acid318594: Inhibition of human recombinant FPPS expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 after 10 minski0.0039uM
[1-hydroxy-3-[methyl(2-phenoxyethyl)amino]-1-phosphonopropyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0040uM
Zoledronic Acid1801915: Radioactive Assay from Article 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b00486: “Fluorescent Farnesyl Diphosphate Analogue: A Probe To Validate trans-Prenyltransferase Inhibitors.”ic500.0040uM
[3-[2-(4-chlorophenoxy)ethyl-methylamino]-1-hydroxy-1-phosphonopropyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0041uM
[1-hydroxy-3-[methyl-[3-(3-methylphenoxy)propyl]amino]-1-phosphonopropyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0043uM
(1-phosphono-2-pyridin-2-ylethyl)phosphonic acid318594: Inhibition of human recombinant FPPS expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 after 10 minski0.0044uM
[(6E)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-6,10-dienoyl]phosphonic acid1799869: CVLS Assay from Article 10.1021/bi00130a010: “Steady-state kinetic mechanism of Ras farnesyl:protein transferase.”ki0.0047uM
[[(5-ethyl-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-phosphonomethyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0048uM
[2-(4,5-dimethylimidazol-1-yl)-1-hydroxy-1-phosphonoethyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0050uM
[[(5-methyl-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]-phosphonomethyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0051uM
[1-hydroxy-2-(5-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)-1-phosphonoethyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0051uM
[phosphono-[(5-propyl-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)amino]methyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0062uM
[[[5-(2-phenylethyl)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]amino]-phosphonomethyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0071uM
(1-phosphono-2-pyridin-3-ylethyl)phosphonic acid318594: Inhibition of human recombinant FPPS expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 after 10 minski0.0074uM
(2-imidazol-1-yl-1-phosphonoethyl)phosphonic acid390282: Inhibition of human FPP synthase expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3)ic500.0090uM
[(cyclohexylamino)-phosphonomethyl]phosphonic acid318594: Inhibition of human recombinant FPPS expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 after 10 minski0.0100uM
[1-hydroxy-2-(1H-imidazol-3-ium-3-yl)-1-phosphonoethyl]phosphonic acid72668: Binding affinity towards farnesyl Pyrophosphate Synthase using [14C]- isopentenyl pyrophosphate as radioligandki0.0100uM
[1-hydroxy-3-[methyl(4-phenoxybutyl)amino]-1-phosphonopropyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0101uM
[1-hydroxy-2-(2-methylimidazol-1-yl)-1-phosphonoethyl]phosphonic acid197532: Negative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionic500.0105uM
[[[6-[4-(2,2-difluorocyclopropyl)phenyl]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl]amino]-phosphonomethyl]phosphonic acid1054150: Inhibition of human recombinant FPPS using GPP/[3H]IPP as substrate incubated for 10 mins prior to substrate addition measured after 8 mins by scintillation counting analysisic500.0110uM
[[hydroxy(methyl)phosphoryl]-[(3-methyl-2-pyridinyl)amino]methyl]phosphonic acid318594: Inhibition of human recombinant FPPS expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 after 10 minski0.0116uM
[[[4-(4-cyclopropyloxyphenyl)-2-pyridinyl]amino]-phosphonomethyl]phosphonic acid685336: Inhibition of human His6-tagged recombinant FPPS expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) using GPP and [3H]IPP as substrate incubated for 5 mins prior to substrate addition measured after 20 mins by liquid scintillation countingic500.0120uM

CTD chemical–gene interactions

114 total (human), top 30 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
Zoledronic Acidincreases abundance, increases activity, increases expression, affects binding, decreases activity8
Benzo(a)pyreneaffects methylation, decreases expression, increases expression5
Valproic Acidaffects cotreatment, increases expression, affects expression, decreases expression, decreases methylation5
bisphenol Aaffects expression, decreases expression3
sodium arseniteincreases abundance, increases expression, decreases expression3
perfluorooctane sulfonic aciddecreases expression3
Tetrachlorodibenzodioxindecreases expression3
Tobacco Smoke Pollutionaffects expression, decreases expression3
Cyclosporineaffects cotreatment, affects expression, decreases expression3
deoxynivalenoldecreases expression2
Risedronic Acidaffects binding, decreases activity2
Resveratrolincreases expression, decreases reaction, affects cotreatment2
Pamidronatedecreases activity2
Ibandronic Aciddecreases activity2
Acetaminophendecreases expression2
Aflatoxin B1affects expression, decreases expression2
Cadmium Chloridedecreases expression, increases abundance, increases expression2
Okadaic Aciddecreases expression2
afuresertibincreases expression1
2,4,6-tribromophenoldecreases expression1
bufotalindecreases expression1
isopentenyl pyrophosphatedecreases activity, increases abundance1
titanium dioxidedecreases expression1
pyrogallol 1,3-dimethyl etheraffects cotreatment, affects localization, decreases expression1
decabromobiphenyl etherincreases expression1
beta-lapachonedecreases expression1
arseniteaffects binding, decreases reaction1
isoquercitrinaffects cotreatment, increases expression1
tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphatedecreases expression1
cobaltous chloridedecreases expression1

ChEMBL screening assays

182 unique, capped per target: 177 binding, 3 admet, 2 functional

Representative assays (with source publication via chembl_document):

Assay IDTypeDescriptionSource paper
CHEMBL1036745BindingInhibition of human FPP synthase expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3)Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel aminobisphosphonates possessing an in vivo antitumor activity through a gammadelta-T lymphocytes-mediated activation mechanism. — *J Med Chem*
CHEMBL4029425ADMETInhibition of human FPPSPhenylthiazole Antibacterial Agents Targeting Cell Wall Synthesis Exhibit Potent Activity in Vitro and in Vivo against Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci. — *J Med Chem*
CHEMBL799889FunctionalNegative logarithm of inhibitory concentration against bone resorptionA quantitative structure-activity relationship and pharmacophore modeling investigation of aryl-X and heterocyclic bisphosphonates as bone resorption agents. — *J Med Chem*

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

Via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

Predicted chemistry — Sugi Predict

The predicted patent-compound landscape for FDPS across ~30M SureChEMBL compounds — explore on Sugi Predict.