Table 1

Gene locus and tissue distribution of ABC transporters

Name
Alternate name
Gene locus
Tissue distribution

MDR1
ABCB1, P-GP
7q36 [9]
Gut (apical membrane), liver (canalicular membrane), kindey (apical membrane of epithelial cells of proximal tubule), blood brain barrier (luminal membrane of endothelial cells), testis (endothelial cells of capillary), placenta (trophoblast)
MRP1
ABCC1
16p13.1 [6]
Many tissues (brain etc)
MRP2
ABCC2, cMOAT
10q24 [10]
Liver, gut, kidney, placenta
MRP3
ABCC3
17q21.3 [11]
Liver, gut, adrenal cortex, placenta
MRP4
ABCC4
13q32 [11]
Many tissues
MRP5
ABCC5
3q27 [11]
Many tissues(brain etc)
MRP6
ABCC6
16p13.1 [12]
Liver, kidney
MRP7
ABCC10
6p12-21 [13]
Many tissues
MRP8
ABCC11
16q12.1 [14]
Breast, testes
BCRP
ABCG2, MXR1, ABCP
4q22 [15]
Placenta (syncytiotrophoblasts), intestine (epithelium), liver (canalicular membrane), breast (ducts and lobules), endometrium (vein and capillary but not artery), gut

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