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==human protein farnesyltransferase complexed with FPP and R115777==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[1sa4]] is a 2 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1SA4 OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1SA4 FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 2.1&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=FPP:FARNESYL+DIPHOSPHATE'>FPP</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=FRU:FRUCTOSE'>FRU</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=GLC:ALPHA-D-GLUCOSE'>GLC</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=JAN:6-[(S)-AMINO(4-CHLOROPHENYL)(1-METHYL-1H-IMIDAZOL-5-YL)METHYL]-4-(3-CHLOROPHENYL)-1-METHYLQUINOLIN-2(1H)-ONE'>JAN</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=PRD_900003:sucrose'>PRD_900003</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=ZN:ZINC+ION'>ZN</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1sa4 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1sa4 OCA], [https://pdbe.org/1sa4 PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1sa4 RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1sa4 PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=1sa4 ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/FNTA_HUMAN FNTA_HUMAN] Catalyzes the transfer of a farnesyl or geranyl-geranyl moiety from farnesyl or geranyl-geranyl pyrophosphate to a cysteine at the fourth position from the C-terminus of several proteins having the C-terminal sequence Cys-aliphatic-aliphatic-X. The alpha subunit is thought to participate in a stable complex with the substrate. The beta subunit binds the peptide substrate. Through RAC1 prenylation and activation may positively regulate neuromuscular junction development downstream of MUSK (By similarity).
== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
The search for new cancer therapeutics has identified protein farnesyltransferase (FTase) as a promising drug target. This enzyme attaches isoprenoid lipids to signal transduction proteins involved in growth and differentiation. The two FTase inhibitors (FTIs), R115777 (tipifarnib/Zarnestra) and BMS-214662, have undergone evaluation as cancer therapeutics in phase I and II clinical trials. R115777 has been evaluated in phase III clinical trials and shows indications for the treatment of blood and breast malignancies. Here we present crystal structures of R115777 and BMS-214662 complexed with mammalian FTase. These structures illustrate the molecular mechanism of inhibition and selectivity toward FTase over the related enzyme, protein geranylgeranyltransferase type I (GGTase-I). These results, combined with previous biochemical and structural analyses, identify features of FTase that could be exploited to modulate inhibitor potency and specificity and should aid in the continued development of FTIs as therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and parasitic infections.

Crystal structures of the anticancer clinical candidates R115777 (Tipifarnib) and BMS-214662 complexed with protein farnesyltransferase suggest a mechanism of FTI selectivity.,Reid TS, Beese LS Biochemistry. 2004 Jun 8;43(22):6877-84. PMID:15170324<ref>PMID:15170324</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Farnesyltransferase 3D structures|Farnesyltransferase 3D structures]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Homo sapiens]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Beese LS]]
[[Category: Reid TS]]