The membrane-associated protein encoded by this gene is a member of the superfamily of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters. ABC proteins transport various molecules across extra- and intra-cellular membranes. ABC genes are divided into seven distinct subfamilies (ABC1, MDR/TAP, MRP, ALD, OABP, GCN20, White). This protein is a member of the MDR/TAP subfamily. Members of the MDR/TAP subfamily are involved in multidrug resistance. The protein encoded by this gene is involved in the pumping of degraded cytosolic peptides across the endoplasmic reticulum into the membrane-bound compartment where class I molecules assemble. Mutations in this gene may be associated with ankylosing spondylitis, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, and celiac disease.[3]
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↑ 4.04.1Paulsson KM, Kleijmeer MJ, Griffith J, Jevon M, Chen S, Anderson PO, Sjogren HO, Li S, Wang P (May 2002). "Association of tapasin and COPI provides a mechanism for the retrograde transport of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules from the Golgi complex to the endoplasmic reticulum". J. Biol. Chem. 277 (21): 18266–71. doi:10.1074/jbc.M201388200. PMID11884415.
↑Raghuraman G, Lapinski PE, Raghavan M (Nov 2002). "Tapasin interacts with the membrane-spanning domains of both TAP subunits and enhances the structural stability of TAP1 x TAP2 Complexes". J. Biol. Chem. 277 (44): 41786–94. doi:10.1074/jbc.M207128200. PMID12213826.
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Townsend A, Trowsdale J (1993). "The transporters associated with antigen presentation". Semin. Cell Biol. 4 (1): 53–61. doi:10.1006/scel.1993.1007. PMID8453065.
Schölz C, Tampé R (2006). "The intracellular antigen transport machinery TAP in adaptive immunity and virus escape mechanisms". J. Bioenerg. Biomembr. 37 (6): 509–15. doi:10.1007/s10863-005-9500-1. PMID16691491.
Beck S, Kelly A, Radley E, Khurshid F, Alderton RP, Trowsdale J (1992). "DNA sequence analysis of 66 kb of the human MHC class II region encoding a cluster of genes for antigen processing". J. Mol. Biol. 228 (2): 433–41. doi:10.1016/0022-2836(92)90832-5. PMID1453454.
Trowsdale J, Hanson I, Mockridge I, Beck S, Townsend A, Kelly A (1991). "Sequences encoded in the class II region of the MHC related to the 'ABC' superfamily of transporters". Nature. 348 (6303): 741–4. doi:10.1038/348741a0. PMID2259383.
Spies T, Bresnahan M, Bahram S, Arnold D, Blanck G, Mellins E, Pious D, DeMars R (1991). "A gene in the human major histocompatibility complex class II region controlling the class I antigen presentation pathway". Nature. 348 (6303): 744–7. doi:10.1038/348744a0. PMID2259384.
Cerundolo V, Alexander J, Anderson K, Lamb C, Cresswell P, McMichael A, Gotch F, Townsend A (1990). "Presentation of viral antigen controlled by a gene in the major histocompatibility complex". Nature. 345 (6274): 449–52. doi:10.1038/345449a0. PMID2342577.
Szafer F, Oksenberg JR, Steinman L (1994). "New allelic polymorphisms in TAP genes". Immunogenetics. 39 (5): 374. doi:10.1007/BF00189240. PMID8168860.
Glynne R, Kerr LA, Mockridge I, Beck S, Kelly A, Trowsdale J (1993). "The major histocompatibility complex-encoded proteasome component LMP7: alternative first exons and post-translational processing". Eur. J. Immunol. 23 (4): 860–6. doi:10.1002/eji.1830230414. PMID8458375.
Beck S, Abdulla S, Alderton RP, Glynne RJ, Gut IG, Hosking LK, Jackson A, Kelly A, Newell WR, Sanseau P, Radley E, Thorpe KL, Trowsdale J (1996). "Evolutionary dynamics of non-coding sequences within the class II region of the human MHC". J. Mol. Biol. 255 (1): 1–13. doi:10.1006/jmbi.1996.0001. PMID8568858.
Chen HL, Gabrilovich D, Tampé R, Girgis KR, Nadaf S, Carbone DP (1996). "A functionally defective allele of TAP1 results in loss of MHC class I antigen presentation in a human lung cancer". Nat. Genet. 13 (2): 210–3. doi:10.1038/ng0696-210. PMID8640228.
Lewis JW, Neisig A, Neefjes J, Elliott T (1997). "Point mutations in the alpha 2 domain of HLA-A2.1 define a functionally relevant interaction with TAP". Curr. Biol. 6 (7): 873–83. doi:10.1016/S0960-9822(02)00611-5. PMID8805302.
Nijenhuis M, Hämmerling GJ (1997). "Multiple regions of the transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) contribute to its peptide binding site". J. Immunol. 157 (12): 5467–77. PMID8955196.
Gobin SJ, Wilson L, Keijsers V, Van den Elsen PJ (1997). "Antigen processing and presentation by human trophoblast-derived cell lines". J. Immunol. 158 (8): 3587–92. PMID9103419.
Ahn K, Gruhler A, Galocha B, Jones TR, Wiertz EJ, Ploegh HL, Peterson PA, Yang Y, Früh K (1997). "The ER-luminal domain of the HCMV glycoprotein US6 inhibits peptide translocation by TAP". Immunity. 6 (5): 613–21. doi:10.1016/S1074-7613(00)80349-0. PMID9175839.