Gene Information
Gene NameABCA12
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length2595
Protein NamesGlucosylceramide transporter ABCA12 (EC 7.6.2.1) (ATP-binding cassette sub-family A member 12) (ATP-binding cassette transporter 12) (ATP-binding cassette 12)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1064 ( ENSG00000144452 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ86UK0
Gene CardABCA12
Uniprot IDQ86UK0
PfamPF00005
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.99989446)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ABCA12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ABCA12 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ABCA12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ABCA12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Abca12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ABCA12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Abca12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ABCA12 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsABCA13
ParalogsABCA5, ABCA9, ABCA7, ABCA8, ABCA13, ABCA3, ABCA1, ABCA2, ABCA6, ABCA10, ABCA4
Tissueskin, lower.leg.skin, suprapubic.skin
Tissue SpecificityMainly expressed in the stomach, placenta, testis and fetal brain (PubMed:12697999). Expressed in the upper epidermal layers, mainly the granular layers, of skin (PubMed:16007253, PubMed:17591952, PubMed:17927575). Expressed throughout the normal interfollicular epidermis with prominent expression in the stratum granulosum (PubMed:19179616). Expressed in alpha and beta cells of pancreatic islets (PubMed:32072744). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12697999, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16007253, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17591952, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17927575, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19179616, ECO:0000269|PubMed:32072744}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs16853238  rs11890512  rs11890468  rs11891778  rs1295935868  rs746315995  rs113112835  rs370640837  rs16853149  rs7560008  rs267606622  rs13414448  rs28940269  rs28940268  rs1263698595  rs28940270  rs28940271  rs13401480  rs1457513156  rs28940568  rs181314573  rs763858530  rs1213011  rs726070 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasmic vesicle, secretory vesicle membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16007253, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17927575};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Golgi apparatus membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17927575}. Note=Localizes in the limiting membrane of the lamellar granules (LGs) (PubMed:17927575). Trafficks from the Golgi apparatus to the lamellar granules (LGs) at the cell periphery in the uppermost granular layer keratinocytes where ABCA12-positive LGs fuse with the keratinocyte-cell membrane to secrete their lipid content to the extracellular space of the stratum corneum (PubMed:16007253, PubMed:17927575). Co-localizes through the Golgi apparatus to the cell periphery with glucosylceramide (PubMed:17927575). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16007253, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17927575}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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