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Facts about ATP-binding cassette sub-family A member 2.
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| Human | |
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| Gene Name: | ABCA2 |
| Uniprot: | Q9BZC7 |
| Entrez: | 20 |

| Belongs to: |
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| ABC transporter superfamily |

ABC2ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A, member 2; ATP-binding cassette 2; ATP-binding cassette sub-family A member 2; ATP-binding cassette transporter 2; ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A (ABC1), member 2; EC 3.6.3; EC 3.6.3.41; KIAA1062; MGC129761
Mass (kDA):
269.833 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 9q34.3 |
| Sequence: | 9; NC_000009.12 (137007234..137028922, complement) |
Highly expressed in the brain, whereas lower levels of expression is observed in kidney and liver.
Endosome membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Lysosome membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Forms discrete, punctate intracellular vesicles.




PMID: 11178988 by Kaminski W.E., et al. Complete coding sequence, promoter region, and genomic structure of the human ABCA2 gene and evidence for sterol-dependent regulation in macrophages.
PMID: 11309290 by Vulevic B., et al. Cloning and characterization of human adenosine 5'-triphosphate- binding cassette, sub-family A, transporter 2.