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Edinburgh University Library, IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE, 1(2023), 2023

DOI: 10.2218/gtopdb/f154/2023.1

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ABCD subfamily of peroxisomal ABC transporters in GtoPdb v.2023.1

Journal article published in 2023 by Stephan Kemp ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

Peroxisomes are indispensable organelles in higher eukaryotes. They are essential for the oxidation of a wide variety of metabolites, which include: saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids, branched-chain fatty acids, bile acids and dicarboxylic acids [5]. However, the peroxisomal membrane forms an impermeable barrier to these metabolites. The mammalian peroxisomal membrane harbours three ATP-binding cassette (ABC) half-transporters, named ABCD1, -2 and -3. The ABCD transporters predominantly act as homodimers to transport different acyl-CoAs.