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Which one of the following is an ABC transporter?
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- multidrug resistance protein
- acetylcholine receptor
- bacteriorhodopsin
- ATP synthase
Correct Option: A
The nine multidrug resistance proteins (MRPs) represent the major part of the 12 members of the MRP/CFTR subfamily belonging to the 48 human ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters. Cloning, functional characterization, and cellular localization of most MRP subfamily members have identified them as ATP-dependent efflux pumps with broad substrate specificity for the transport of endogenous and xenobiotic anionic substances localized in cellular plasma membranes. Multidrug resistance protein (MRP) is a broad specificity, primary active transporter of organic anion conjugates that confers a multidrug resistance phenotype when transfected into drug-sensitive cells. The protein was the first example of a subgroup of the ATP-binding cassette superfamily whose members have three membrane-spanning domains (MSDs) and two nucleotide binding domains.