title: ATP-binding-cassette (ABC) transport systems: functional and structural aspects of the ATP-hydrolyzing subunits/domains.
abstract: Members of the superfamily of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-binding-cassette (ABC) transport systems couple the hydrolysis of ATP to the translocation of solutes across a biological membrane. Recognized by their common modular organization and two sequence motifs that constitute a nucleotide binding fold, ABC transporters are widespread among all living organisms. They accomplish not only the uptake of nutrients in bacteria but are involved in diverse processes, such as signal transduction, protein secretion, drug and antibiotic resistance, antigen presentation, bacterial pathogenesis and sporulation. Moreover, some human inheritable diseases, like cystic fibrosis, adrenoleukodystrophy and Stargardt's disease are caused by defective ABC transport systems. Thus, albeit of major significance, details of the molecular mechanism by which these systems exert their functions are still poorly understood. In this review, recent data concerning the properties and putative role of the ATP-hydrolyzing subunits/domains are summarized and compared between bacterial and eukaryotic systems.
authors.affiliation: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Biologie/Bakterienphysiologie, Germany. erwin=schneider@rz.hu-berlin.de
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hunke
mesh_terms: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 / Q000502:physiology; D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary
chemical_list: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1; D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate