ABC transporters

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An ABC transporter is a type of ATP-driven pumps which primarly pumps small molecules across the cell membrane. This makes them different from P-type and the F- or V-type ATPases which exclusively transport ions.[1]

an example of an ABC transporter is the calcium ion pump in the sarcoplasmic reticulum in skeletal muscle cells. [2]

References

  1. Albert.,B, et al. 2008. Molecular Biology of The Cell (Fifth Edition). New York: Garland Science p660
  2. albert, B, et al. (2008) Molecular Biology of the Cell, 5th edition. New York. Garland Science, pp. 660