Chemicals and Drugs

ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters

A family of MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS that require ATP hydrolysis for the transport of substrates across membranes. The protein family derives its name from the ATP-binding domain found on the protein.

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A family of MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS that require ATP hydrolysis for the transport of substrates across membranes. The protein family derives its name from the ATP-binding domain found on the protein.

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10 entry terms
  • ABC Transporter
  • ABC Transporters
  • ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter
  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporter
  • ATP Binding Cassette Transporters
  • Cassette Transporter, ATP-Binding
  • Transporter, ABC
  • Transporter, ATP-Binding Cassette
  • Transporters, ABC
  • Transporters, ATP-Binding Cassette

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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History Note

2002(1995)

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Previous Indexing

  • Carrier Proteins (1990-1994)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018528. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018528
  2. ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_transporter
  3. ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q286958