title: Plant ABC proteins--a unified nomenclature and updated inventory.
abstract: The ABC superfamily comprises both membrane-bound transporters and soluble proteins involved in a broad range of processes, many of which are of considerable agricultural, biotechnological and medical potential. Completion of the Arabidopsis and rice genome sequences has revealed a particularly large and diverse complement of plant ABC proteins in comparison with other organisms. Forward and reverse genetics, together with heterologous expression, have uncovered many novel roles for plant ABC proteins, but this progress has been accompanied by a confusing proliferation of names for plant ABC genes and their products. A consolidated nomenclature will provide much-needed clarity and a framework for future research.
authors.affiliation: Biomathematics and Bioinformatics Department, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ, UK.
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Verrier
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bird
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Burla
authors.forename: Elie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dassa
authors.forename: Cyrille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Forestier
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Geisler
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Uner
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kolukisaoglu
authors.forename: Youngsook
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martinoia
authors.forename: Angus
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Philip A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Rea
authors.forename: Lacey
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Samuels
authors.forename: Burkhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schulz
authors.forename: Edgar J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Spalding
authors.forename: Kazufumi
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authors.lastname: Yazaki
authors.forename: Frederica L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Theodoulou
mesh_terms: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics; D018745:Genome, Plant; D012275:Oryza / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D010940:Plant Proteins