Biology:ABCF2

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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ATP-binding cassette sub-family F member 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ABCF2 gene.[1][2]

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 intracellular membranes. ABC genes are divided into seven distinct subfamilies (ABC1, MDR/TAP, MRP, ALD, OABP, GCN20, and White). This protein is a member of the GCN20 subfamily. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants.[2]

ABCF2 acts as a suppressor of the volume-sensitive outwardly rectifying Cl channel (CLCN3).[3]

See also

References

  1. "Characterization of the human ABC superfamily: isolation and mapping of 21 new genes using the expressed sequence tags database". Human Molecular Genetics 5 (10): 1649–55. October 1996. doi:10.1093/hmg/5.10.1649. PMID 8894702. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: ABCF2 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family F (GCN20), member 2". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=10061. 
  3. "Involvements of the ABC protein ABCF2 and α-actinin-4 in regulation of cell volume and anion channels in human epithelial cells". Journal of Cellular Physiology 227 (10): 3498–510. 2012. doi:10.1002/jcp.24050. PMID 22252987. 

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