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Fluorescence-Based Measurements of Phosphatidylserine/Phosphatidylinositol 4-Phosphate Exchange Between Membranes
Published on: March 14, 2021
ABC A-subclass proteins: gatekeepers of cellular phospho- and sphingolipid transport
Juergen J Wenzel1, Armin Piehler, Wolfgang E Kaminski
1Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, 55101 Mainz, Germany.
Abstract:
During the past years, available evidence suggests that members of a novel family of structurally highly related multispan proteins, designated ABC A-subclass transporters, exert critical functions in the control of cellular lipid transport processes. Loss-of-function scenarios, thus far, have revealed pivotal roles of individual ABC A-transporters in specialized lipid secretory pathways of the cell including HDL biogenesis (ABCA1), lung surfactant production (ABCA3), retinal integrity (ABCA4/ABCR) and skin lipid barrier formation (ABCA12). Although the specific transporter activities of many members of this novel protein family have not yet been established in detail, available evidence indicates that ABC A-subclass transporters function as key components of highly specialized cellular phospho- and sphingolipid export machineries in major physiologic systems.
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