ABCdb

ABCdb
Content
Description ABCdb database on ABC transporter systems in prokaryotic genomes.
Data types captured ATP-binding Cassette (ABC) transporters
Organisms prokaryotes
Contact
Research center University of Toulouse, CNRS
Laboratory LMGM
Primary citation PMID 16499625
Access
Website http://www-abcdb.biotoul.fr/
Tools
Web advanced search, BLAST
Miscellaneous
Curation policy yes - automatic and manual
Bookmarkable entities yes

ABCdb is a biological database for the ATP-binding Cassette (ABC) transporters encoded by completely sequenced archaeal and (eu)bacterial genomes. These proteins are important for transporting substances into cells and are found in all living organisms.

biological function of ABC systems

Most ABC systems function in the transport of a compound across a membrane into the cell (importer) or to the exterior (exporter), for which the system generates energy by the hydrolysis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). The ABC transporters occur in all living organisms.

An ABC transporter system consist minimally of two components: an ATP binding cassette (ABC) and a TransMembrane domain (TMD) or Membrane Spanning Domain (MSD). These are usually separate proteins or can occur as protein domains. A typical ABC transporter is composed of two Nucleotide Binding Domains (NBD) that energize transport via ATP hydrolysis and of two Membrane Spanning Domains (MSD) that act as a membrane channel for the substrate. Importers require a Solute Binding Protein (SBP) that recognizes and binds the substrate.

The different partners of an ABC system are generally encoded by neighboring genes.

Features

The ABC proteins form a superfamily encoded by large families of paralogous genes. Sequence analysis shows that members of the ABC superfamily may have diverged from common ancestral forms and permits to organize ABC proteins into sub-families. The classification of ABC systems into (sub-)families can help to predict which substrates may be transported by the system.

ABCdb is a public resource,[1] from which one can:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Fichant G, Basse MJ, Quentin Y (Mar 2006). "ABCdb: an online resource for ABC transporter repertories from sequenced archaeal and bacterial genomes". FEMS Microbiol Lett. 256(2): 333–9. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00139.x. PMID 16499625. line feed character in |title= at position 47 (help)

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