Description
Product Characteristics:
IDI1 is a peroxisomally localized enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) to its highly electrophilic isomer, dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP). These are substrates for the reactions that ultimately result in the synthesis of cholesterol. There is reduction in IPP isomerase activity in peroxisomal deficiency diseases such as Zellweger syndrome and neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm
Synonyms: IDI1, IPP isomerase 1, IPPI1, Isopentenyl diphosphate Delta isomerase 1, isopentenyl diphosphate dimethylallyl diphosphate isomerase 1, Isopentenyl pyrophosphate isomerase 1, IDI1_HUMAN.
Target Information: IDI1 encodes a peroxisomally-localized enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) to its highly electrophilic isomer, dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP), which are the substrates for the successive reaction that results in the synthesis of farnesyl diphosphate and, ultimately, cholesterol. It has been shown in peroxisomal deficiency diseases such as Zellweger syndrome and neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy that there is reduction in IPP isomerase activity. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]