Gene Information
Gene NameABCA5
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1642
Protein NamesCholesterol transporter ABCA5 (EC 7.6.2.-) (ATP-binding cassette sub-family A member 5)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1064 ( ENSG00000154265 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ8WWZ7
Gene CardABCA5
Uniprot IDQ8WWZ7
PfamPF00005
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.231008153)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ABCA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ABCA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ABCA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ABCA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Abca5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ABCA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Abca5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ABCA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsABCA9, ABCA12, ABCA7, ABCA8, ABCA13, ABCA3, ABCA1, ABCA2, ABCA6, ABCA10, ABCA4
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitously expressed. Highly expressed in testis, skeletal muscle, kidney, liver and placenta. Expressed in both the epithelial and mesenchymal compartments, present within the outer root sheath (ORS) of the hair follicle as well as dermal sheath (PubMed:24831815). Expressed in multiple regions of the brain, including the hippocampus, superior frontal and inferior temporal cortices (PubMed:25125465). Strongly expressed in neurons and moderately in microglia, with only weak expression in astrocytes and oligodendrocytes (PubMed:25125465). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12504089, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24831815, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25125465, ECO:0000269|Ref.1}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs12383  rs11544715  rs17686569  rs9898003  rs536009  rs557491  rs11544716 
Subcellular location [CC]Golgi apparatus membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8CF82};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8CF82}. Lysosome membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8K448};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8K448}. Late endosome membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8K448};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8K448}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8K448}. Note=Localized at cell membrane under high cholesterol levels. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8K448}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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