ABC-Transporter Genes

Giving unique and meaningful names to every human gene

The new nomenclature scheme was implemented for the human ABC and mouse Abc genes, in the human and mouse gene databases on Friday 22nd October 1999.

New ABC scheme	Approved gene names	Responses to the proposal	ABC Nomenclature Committee
Guidelines for Human Gene Nomenclature	Mouse Nomenclature Guidelines	Gene Family Nomenclature	Frequently asked questions
Previous comments from this page	Dr Müller's Human ABC-Transporter Page	Dr Dean's Human ABC-Transporter Page	Proposed nomenclature - Abstract

Click on the Approved Gene Symbol to retrieve the complete gene record

Approved Symbol	Approved Name	Previous Symbols	Aliases	Chromosome	Accession Numbers	RefSeq IDs

PMID=PubMed ID. These numbers can be used to search the PubMed Database

Approved names will be derived from the sub-family descriptions as follows (# to be replaced by the revelant number in the series). The ABC sub-family assignments were derived from: Allikmets R, Gerrard B, Hutchinson A, Dean M.
Characterization of the human ABC superfamily: isolation and mapping of 21 new genes using the expressed sequence tags database. Hum Mol Genet. 1996 Oct;5(10):1649-55. PMID: 8894702.

ABCA#	ATP-binding cassette, sub-family A (ABC1), member #
ABCB#	ATP-binding cassette, sub-family B (MDR/TAP), member #
ABCC#	ATP-binding cassette, sub-family C (CFTR/MRP), member #
ABCD#	ATP-binding cassette, sub-family D (ALD), member #
ABCE#	ATP-binding cassette, sub-family E (OABP), member #
ABCF#	ATP-binding cassette, sub-family F (GCN20), member #
ABCG#	ATP-binding cassette, sub-family G (WHITE), member #

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	The work of the HGNC is supported by National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) grant P41 HG03345 and Wellcome Trust grant 081979/Z/07/Z.