Review Article

Biophysical Approaches Facilitate Computational Drug Discovery for ATP-Binding Cassette Proteins

Table 1

Relative characterization of ABC proteins that cause human diseases when mutated.

GeneProteinEndogenous substrate(s)DiseasePublications on diseaseStructure(s) in Protein Data BankRef.

ABCA1Cholesterol, phospholipidsTangier disease>700N[1]
ABCA3Lipids, cholesterolNewborn respiratory distress syndrome>16,000N[42]
ABCA4Vitamin A derivativesStargardt disease>500N[1]
ABCA12LipidsHarlequin-type ichthyosis>1,000N[43]
ABCB2TAP1Cytosolic peptidesAnkylosing spondylitis>16,000Y (cryo-EM, X-ray)[40, 44, 45]
ABCB3TAP2Cytosolic peptidesAnkylosing spondylitis>16,000Y (cryo-EM)[40, 45]
ABCB4MDR2PhospholipidsProgressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 3>100N[1]
ABCB7Heme, iron-sulfur clustersX-linked sideroblastosis and anemia>30N[1]
ABCB11BSEPTaurocholate, cholate conjugatesProgressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis type 2>100N[1]
ABCC2MRP2Organic anionsDubin-Johnson syndrome>800N[46]
ABCC6MRP6Organic anionsPseudoxanthoma elasticum>1,700N[47]
ABCC7CFTRChloride, bicarbonateCystic Fibrosis>45,000Y (cryo-EM, X-ray, NMR)[15, 41, 48, 49]
ABCC8SUR1SulfonylureaFamilial persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia of infancy>100Y (cryo-EM)[1, 9]
ABCC9SUR2SulfonylureaDilated cardiomyopathy with ventricular tachycardia>100N[1]
ABCD1ALDFatty acidsAdrenoleukodystrophy>2,000N[1]
ABCG5SterolsSitosterolemia>200Y (X-ray)[50, 51]
ABCG8SterolsSitosterolemia>200Y (X-ray)[50, 51]