title: The ATP-binding cassette family: a structural perspective.
abstract: The ATP-binding cassette family is one of the largest groupings of membrane proteins, moving allocrites across lipid membranes, using energy from ATP. In bacteria, they reside in the inner membrane and are involved in both uptake and export. In eukaryotes, these transporters reside in the cell's internal membranes as well as in the plasma membrane and are unidirectional-out of the cytoplasm. The range of substances that these proteins can transport is huge, which makes them interesting for structure-function studies. Moreover, their abundance in nature has made them targets for structural proteomics consortia. There are eight independent structures for ATP-binding cassette transporters, making this one of the best characterised membrane protein families. Our understanding of the mechanism of transport across membranes and membrane protein structure in general has been enhanced by recent developments for this family.
authors: Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada.
authors: Veronica
authors: V
authors: Kos
authors: Robert Curtis
authors: RC
authors: Ford
mesh_terms: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D006868:Hydrolysis; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate