The Human ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) Transporter Superfamily

Table 1.

List of Human ABC Genes, Chromosomal Location, and Function

Gene Alias Location Subfamily Expression Function
ABCA1 ABC1 9q31.1 ABC1 Ubiquitous Cholesterol efflux onto HDL
ABCA2 ABC2 9q34 ABC1 Brain Drug resistance
ABCA3 ABC3, ABCC 16p13.3 ABC1 Lung
ABCA4 ABCR 1p22.1-p21 ABC1 Photoreceptors N-retinylidene-PE efflux
ABCA5 17q24 ABC1 Muscle, heart, testes
ABCA6 17q24 ABC1 Liver
ABCA7 19p13.3 ABC1 Spleen, thymus
ABCA8 17q24 ABC1 Ovary
ABCA9 17q24 ABC1 Heart
ABCA10 17q24 ABC1 Muscle, heart
ABCA12 2q34 ABC1 Stomach
ABCA13 7p11-q11 ABC1 Low in all tissues
ABCB1 PGY1, MDR 7p21 MDR Adrenal, kidney, brain Multidrug resistance
ABCB2 TAP1 6p21 MDR All cells Peptide transport
ABCB3 TAP2 6p21 MDR All cells Peptide transport
ABCB4 PGY3 7q21.1 MDR Liver PC transport
ABCB5 7p14 MDR Ubiquitous
ABCB6 MTABC3 2q36 MDR Mitochondria Iron transport
ABCB7 ABC7 Xq12-q13 MDR Mitochondria Fe/S cluster transport
ABCB8 MABC1 7q36 MDR Mitochondria
ABCB9 12q24 MDR Heart, brain
ABCB10 MTABC2 1q42 MDR Mitochondria
ABCB11 SPGP 2q24 MDR Liver Bile salt transport
ABCC1 MRP1 16p13.1 CF/MRP Lung, testes, PBMC Drug resistance
ABCC2 MRP2 10q24 CF/MRP Liver Organic anion efflux
ABCC3 MRP3 17q21.3 CF/MRP Lung, intestine, liver Drug resistance
ABCC4 MRP4 13q32 CF/MRP Prostate Nucleoside transport
ABCC5 MRP5 3q27 CF/MRP Ubiquitous Nucleoside transport
ABCC6 MRP6 16p13.1 CF/MRP Kidney, liver
CFTR ABCC7 7q31.2 CF/MRP Exocrine tissue Chloride ion channel
ABCC8 SUR 11p15.1 CF/MRP Pancreas Sulfonylurea receptor
ABCC9 SUR2 12p12.1 CF/MRP Heart, muscle
ABCC10 MRP7 6p21 CF/MRP Low in all tissues
ABCC11 MRP8 16q11-q12 CF/MRP Low in all tissues
ABCC12 MRP9 16q11-q12 CF/MRP Low in all tissues
ABCD1 ALD Xq28 ALD Peroxisomes VLCFA transport regulation
ABCD2 ALDL1, ALDR 12q11-q12 ALD Peroxisomes
ABCD3 PXMP1, PMP70 1p22-p21 ALD Peroxisomes
ABCD4 PMP69, P70R 14q24.3 ALD Peroxisomes
ABCE1 OABP, RNS41 4q31 OABP Ovary, testes, spleen Oligoadenylate binding protein
ABCF1 ABC50 6p21.33 GCN20 Ubiquitous
ABCF2 7q36 GCN20 Ubiquitous
ABCF3 3q25 GCN20 Ubiquitous
ABCG1 ABC8, White 21q22.3 White Ubiquitous Cholesterol transport?
ABCG2 ABCP, MXR, BCRP 4q22 White Placenta, intestine Toxin efflux, drug resistance
ABCG4 White2 11q23 White Liver
ABCG5 White3 2p21 White Liver, intestine Sterol transport
ABCG8 2p21 White Liver, intestine Sterol transport

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