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Rabbit Anti-FDFT1/FITC Conjugated antibody
background:
Several proteins mediate the biosynthesis of cholesterol. The first specific step in the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway is the conversion of transfarnesyl-diphosphate to Squalene, which is catalyzed by the endoplasmic reticulum membrane-associated enzyme Squalene synthetase, also designated Squalene synthase and Farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase. Squalene synthetase is located at a branch point in the mevalonate pathway and is also involved in isoprenoid biosynthesis. Squalene epoxidase, also designated Squalene monooxygenase, is a multi-pass microsomal membrane-associated enzyme that catalyzes the first oxygenation step in sterol biosynthesis and most likely functions as one of the rate-limiting enzymes in this pathway. Squalene epoxidase may form a complex with Squalene synthetase.
Function:
Terpene metabolism; lanosterol biosynthesis; lanosterol from farnesyl diphosphate: step 1/3.
Subunit:
Monomer
Subcellular Location:
Endoplasmic reticulum membrane.
Similarity:
Belongs to the phytoene/squalene synthase family.
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 2222 Human
Entrez Gene: 14137 Mouse
Omim: 184420 Human
SwissProt: P37268 Human
SwissProt: P53798 Mouse
Unigene: 593928 Human
Unigene: 474432 Mouse
Important Note:
This product as supplied is intended for research use only, not for use in human, therapeutic or diagnostic applications.
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