| Tissue Specificity | Expressed in several tissues. Expressed in macrophages.expression is increased in macrophages from patients with Tangier disease. |
| Post Translational Modifications | Palmitoylation at Cys-315 seems important for trafficking from the endoplasmic reticulum. |
| Function | Catalyzes the efflux of phospholipids such as sphingomyelin, cholesterol and its oxygenated derivatives like 7beta-hydroxycholesterol and this transport is coupled to hydrolysis of ATP. The lipid efflux is ALB-dependent. Is an active component of the macrophage lipid export complex. Could also be involved in intracellular lipid transport processes. The role in cellular lipid homeostasis may not be limited to macrophages. Prevents cell death by transporting cytotoxic 7beta-hydroxycholesterol. |
| Protein Name | Atp-Binding Cassette Sub-Family G Member 1Atp-Binding Cassette Transporter 8White Protein Homolog |
| Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-1369062Reactome: R-HSA-8964058Reactome: R-HSA-9029569 |
| Cellular Localisation | Endoplasmic Reticulum MembraneMulti-Pass Membrane ProteinGolgi Apparatus MembraneCell MembranePredominantly Localized In The Intracellular Compartments Mainly Associated With The Endoplasmic Reticulum (Er) And Golgi Membranes |
| Alternative Antibody Names | Anti-Atp-Binding Cassette Sub-Family G Member 1 antibodyAnti-Atp-Binding Cassette Transporter 8 antibodyAnti-White Protein Homolog antibodyAnti-ABCG1 antibodyAnti-ABC8 antibodyAnti-WHT1 antibody |
Information sourced from Uniprot.org
