ABCD1

ATP-binding cassette, sub-family D (ALD), member 1
Identifiers
SymbolsABCD1 ; ABC42; ALD; ALDP; AMN
External IDsOMIM: 300371 MGI: 1349215 HomoloGene: 55426 IUPHAR: 788 GeneCards: ABCD1 Gene
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez21511666
EnsemblENSG00000101986ENSMUSG00000031378
UniProtP33897P48410
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_000033NM_007435
RefSeq (protein)NP_000024NP_031461
Location (UCSC)Chr HG1497_PATCH:
152.89 – 152.91 Mb
Chr X:
73.72 – 73.74 Mb
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ABCD1 is a protein that transfers fatty acids into peroxisomes.

Function

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the superfamily of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters. ABC proteins transport various molecules across extra- and intra-cellular membranes. ABC genes are divided into seven distinct subfamilies (ABC1, MDR/TAP, MRP, ALD, OABP, GCN20, White). This protein is a member of the ALD subfamily, which is involved in peroxisomal import of fatty acids and/or fatty acyl-CoAs in the organelle. All known peroxisomal ABC transporters are half transporters which require a partner half transporter molecule to form a functional homodimeric or heterodimeric transporter. This peroxisomal membrane protein is likely involved in the peroxisomal transport or catabolism of very long chain fatty acids.[1]

Clinical significance

Defects in this gene have been identified as the underlying cause of adrenoleukodystrophy, an X-chromosome recessively inherited demyelinating disorder of the nervous system.[1]

Model organisms

Model organisms have been used in the study of ABCD1 function. A conditional knockout mouse line, called Abcd1tm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi[6][7] was generated as part of the International Knockout Mouse Consortium program — a high-throughput mutagenesis project to generate and distribute animal models of disease to interested scientists — at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.[8][9][10]

Male and female animals underwent a standardized phenotypic screen to determine the effects of deletion.[4][11] Twenty four tests were carried out on mutant mice but no significant abnormalities were observed.[4]

Interactions

ABCD1 has been shown to interact with PEX19.[12][13]

References

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  2. "Salmonella infection data for Abcd1". Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.
  3. "Citrobacter infection data for Abcd1". Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Gerdin AK (2010). "The Sanger Mouse Genetics Programme: High throughput characterisation of knockout mice". Acta Ophthalmologica 88 (S248). doi:10.1111/j.1755-3768.2010.4142.x.
  5. Mouse Resources Portal, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.
  6. "International Knockout Mouse Consortium".
  7. "Mouse Genome Informatics".
  8. Skarnes WC, Rosen B, West AP, Koutsourakis M, Bushell W, Iyer V et al. (June 2011). "A conditional knockout resource for the genome-wide study of mouse gene function". Nature 474 (7351): 337–42. doi:10.1038/nature10163. PMC 3572410. PMID 21677750.
  9. Dolgin E (June 2011). "Mouse library set to be knockout". Nature 474 (7351): 262–3. doi:10.1038/474262a. PMID 21677718.
  10. Collins FS, Rossant J, Wurst W (January 2007). "A mouse for all reasons". Cell 128 (1): 9–13. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2006.12.018. PMID 17218247.
  11. van der Weyden L, White JK, Adams DJ, Logan DW (2011). "The mouse genetics toolkit: revealing function and mechanism.". Genome Biol 12 (6): 224. doi:10.1186/gb-2011-12-6-224. PMC 3218837. PMID 21722353.
  12. Mayerhofer PU, Kattenfeld T, Roscher AA, Muntau AC (March 2002). "Two splice variants of human PEX19 exhibit distinct functions in peroxisomal assembly". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 291 (5): 1180–6. doi:10.1006/bbrc.2002.6568. PMID 11883941.
  13. Gloeckner CJ, Mayerhofer PU, Landgraf P, Muntau AC, Holzinger A, Gerber JK et al. (April 2000). "Human adrenoleukodystrophy protein and related peroxisomal ABC transporters interact with the peroxisomal assembly protein PEX19p". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 271 (1): 144–50. doi:10.1006/bbrc.2000.2572. PMID 10777694.

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