ABCB8
ATP-binding cassette sub-family B member 8, mitochondrial is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ABCB8 gene.[1][2]
The membrane-associated protein encoded by this gene is a member of the superfamily of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters. ABC proteins transport various molecules across extra- and intra-cellular membranes. ABC genes are divided into seven distinct subfamilies (ABC1, MDR/TAP, MRP, ALD, OABP, GCN20, White). This protein is a member of the MDR/TAP subfamily. Members of the MDR/TAP subfamily are involved in multidrug resistance as well as antigen presentation. The function of this half-transporter has not yet been determined; however, it may involve the compartmentalization and transport of heme, as well as peptides, from the mitochondria to the nucleus and cytosol. This protein may also play a role in the transport of phospholipids into mitochondrial membranes.[2]
See also
See also
- ATP-binding cassette transporter
- ABCB8+protein,+human at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
References
References
- ↑ Allikmets R, Gerrard B, Hutchinson A, Dean M (Feb 1997). “Characterization of the human ABC superfamily: isolation and mapping of 21 new genes using the expressed sequence tags database”. Hum Mol Genet. 5 (10): 1649–55. doi:10.1093/hmg/5.10.1649. PMID 8894702.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “Entrez Gene: ABCB8 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family B (MDR/TAP), member 8”.
Further reading
Further reading
- Kimura K, Wakamatsu A, Suzuki Y, et al. (2006). “Diversification of transcriptional modulation: large-scale identification and characterization of putative alternative promoters of human genes”. Genome Res. 16 (1): 55–65. doi:10.1101/gr.4039406. PMC 1356129. PMID 16344560.
- Ota T, Suzuki Y, Nishikawa T, et al. (2004). “Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs”. Nat. Genet. 36 (1): 40–5. doi:10.1038/ng1285. PMID 14702039.
- Strausberg RL, Feingold EA, Grouse LH, et al. (2003). “Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences”. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99 (26): 16899–903. doi:10.1073/pnas.242603899. PMC 139241. PMID 12477932.
- Saito S, Iida A, Sekine A, et al. (2002). “Three hundred twenty-six genetic variations in genes encoding nine members of ATP-binding cassette, subfamily B (ABCB/MDR/TAP), in the Japanese population”. J. Hum. Genet. 47 (1): 38–50. doi:10.1007/s10038-002-8653-6. PMID 11829140.
- Hogue DL, Liu L, Ling V (1999). “Identification and characterization of a mammalian mitochondrial ATP-binding cassette membrane protein”. J. Mol. Biol. 285 (1): 379–89. doi:10.1006/jmbi.1998.2259. PMID 9878413.
- Suzuki Y, Yoshitomo-Nakagawa K, Maruyama K, et al. (1997). “Construction and characterization of a full length-enriched and a 5′-end-enriched cDNA library”. Gene. 200 (1–2): 149–56. doi:10.1016/S0378-1119(97)00411-3. PMID 9373149.
- Maruyama K, Sugano S (1994). “Oligo-capping: a simple method to replace the cap structure of eukaryotic mRNAs with oligoribonucleotides”. Gene. 138 (1–2): 171–4. doi:10.1016/0378-1119(94)90802-8. PMID 8125298.
External links
External links
- ABCB8 human gene location in the UCSC Genome Browser.
- ABCB8 human gene details in the UCSC Genome Browser.
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