Description
Product Characteristics:
Involved in the ATP-dependent secretion of bile salts into the canaliculus of hepatocytes.
Subcellular location: Cell membrane
Synonyms: Bsep, PGY4, SPGP, ABC16, Lith1, PFIC2, Bile salt export pump, ATP-binding cassette sub-family B member 11, Sister of P-glycoprotein, Abcb11
Target Information: The membrane-associated 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 intra-cellular membranes. ABC genes are divided into seven distinct subfamilies (ABC1, MDR/TAP, MRP, ALD, OABP, GCN20, White). This protein is a member of the MDR/TAP subfamily. Members of the MDR/TAP subfamily are involved in multidrug resistance. The protein encoded by this gene is the major canalicular bile salt export pump in man. Mutations in this gene cause a form of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestases which are a group of inherited disorders with severe cholestatic liver disease from early infancy. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]