title: TAP and TAP-like--brothers in arms?
abstract: The transporter associated with antigen processing like (TAPL, ABCB9) is a member of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter family. Moreover, TAPL belongs to the TAP family due to its high sequence homology to TAP1 and TAP2. TAPL forms a homodimer which is localized in lysosomes with a minor fraction in the ER. It functions as an ATP-dependent peptide transporter which shows a broad peptide specificity ranging from 6-mer up to 59-mer peptides. In contrast to TAP, TAPL transports peptides with low affinity but high efficiency. This review will briefly summarize current knowledge about the structural organization and possible physiological function of TAPL in antigen processing and presentation.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry, Biocenter, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Marie-Curie-Str. 9, 60439, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
authors.forename: Chenguang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tampé
authors.forename: Rupert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abele
mesh_terms: D000071181:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 2; D000071450:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 3; D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000235:genetics; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D011485:Protein Binding
chemical_list: C412573:ABCB9 protein, human; D000071181:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 2; D000071450:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 3; D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; C073119:TAP1 protein, human; C071692:TAP2 protein, human