Gene Information
Gene NameGGPS1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length300
Protein NamesGeranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase (GGPP synthase) (GGPPSase) (EC 2.5.1.-) ((2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate synthase) (Dimethylallyltranstransferase) (EC 2.5.1.1) (Farnesyl diphosphate synthase) (Farnesyltranstransferase) (EC 2.5.1.29) (Geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase) (Geranyltranstransferase) (EC 2.5.1.10)
Target Namegeranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000152904 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBO95749
Gene CardGGPS1
Uniprot IDO95749
PfamPF00348
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.000007013)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GGPS1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GGPS1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GGPS1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GGPS1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Ggps1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GGPS1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Ggps1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GGPS1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsPDSS2, PDSS1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityAbundantly expressed in testis (PubMed:9741684, PubMed:10026212). Found in other tissues to a lower extent (PubMed:9741684, PubMed:10026212). Expressed in dermal fibroblast and skeletal muscle (PubMed:32403198). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10026212, ECO:0000269|PubMed:32403198, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9741684}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2Q80  (X-ray  2.70A  6C56  (X-ray  2.80A  6C57  (X-ray  3.50A  6G31  (X-ray  3.00A  6G32  (X-ray  3.28A  6R4V  (X-ray  2.20A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:32403198}. Cytoplasm, perinuclear region {ECO:0000269|PubMed:32403198}. Cytoplasm, myofibril, sarcomere, Z line {ECO:0000269|PubMed:32403198}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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