ATP Binding Cassette Transporter 1

Synonyms

ABCA1 Protein

ATP Binding Cassette Sub Family A Member 1

ATP-Binding Cassette Sub-Family A Member 1

CERP Protein

Cholesterol Efflux Regulatory Protein

Cholesterol-Efflux Regulatory Protein

Protein, ABCA1

Protein, CERP

Protein, Cholesterol-Efflux Regulatory

Regulatory Protein, Cholesterol-Efflux

A superfamily of large integral ATP-binding cassette membrane proteins whose expression pattern is consistent with a role in lipid (cholesterol) efflux. It is implicated in TANGIER DISEASE characterized by accumulation of cholesteryl ester in various tissues.