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ABCA10
ATP binding cassette subfamily A member 10
Chromosome 17 · 17q24.3
NCBI Gene: 10349Ensembl: ENSG00000154263.18HGNC: HGNC:30UniProt: Q8WWZ4
14PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Transporter
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
lipid carrier activityATPase-coupled transmembrane transporter activitylipid transporttransmembrane transportdisorder of patellabreast cancerHypercholesterolemiacancer
✦AI Summary

ABCA10 is an ATP-binding cassette transporter belonging to the ABCA subfamily, functioning as a lipid transporter involved in cellular lipid homeostasis. Structurally, it encodes a 1543-amino acid full-size ABC transporter with a PEST sequence potentially regulating proteasomal degradation and contains a cholesterol-responsive regulatory element 1. The protein localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum, the primary site of lipid biosynthesis, and demonstrates ubiquitous expression with highest levels in heart, brain, and gastrointestinal tract 1, 2. ABCA10 is suppressed by cholesterol import into macrophages, indicating cholesterol-regulated function in lipid metabolism 1. Clinically, ABCA10 dysregulation associates with multiple disease contexts. Downregulation correlates with poor prognosis in breast cancer, shorter overall survival, and altered immune infiltration in the tumor microenvironment 3. Pan-cancer analysis across 30 cancer types reveals reduced ABCA10 expression correlating with worse survival outcomes and altered immunotherapy responses 4. A missense variant (rs779392624) associates with fasting triglycerides in American Indian populations, supporting macrophage lipid homeostasis function 5. Additionally, ABCA10 expression is significantly dysregulated in frontotemporal dementia with TDP-43 inclusions, suggesting involvement in lipid metabolism-related neuroinflammation 6. ABCA10 emerges as a potential biomarker for cancer prognosis and therapeutic targeting.

Sources cited
1
ABCA10 protein structure, expression patterns, cholesterol-responsiveness, and macrophage lipid homeostasis function
PMID: 12821155
2
ABCA10 downregulation as prognostic factor in breast cancer with reduced overall survival and immune infiltration associations
PMID: 35247251
3
Pan-cancer analysis showing ABCA10 reduced expression correlating with worse survival and altered immunotherapy responses
PMID: 40445912
4
ABCA10 missense variant association with fasting triglycerides in cardiometabolic phenotypes
PMID: 35665752
5
ABCA10 expression dysregulation in frontotemporal dementia with TDP-43 inclusions and neuroinflammation
PMID: 36385764
6
ABCA10 endoplasmic reticulum localization and role in lipid metabolism during seed development
PMID: 35166840
Disease Associationsⓘ20
disorder of patellaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
HypercholesterolemiaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
joint diseaseOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
placental retentionOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
malignant pleural mesotheliomaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
liver diseaseOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
heart failureOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
uterine leiomyosarcomaOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
congestive heart failureOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
ovarian neoplasmOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
colorectal cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
ovarian cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
type 2 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
ABCA6Shared pathway100%ABCA9Shared pathway100%SPNS1Shared pathway50%ESYT3Shared pathway50%APOL6Shared pathway50%ESYT2Shared pathway50%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Ovary
100%
Heart
16%
Liver
12%
Lung
9%
Brain
2%
Bone Marrow
1%
Gene Interaction Network
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ABCA10ABCA6ABCA9SPNS1ESYT3APOL6ESYT2
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q8WWZ4
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.04LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.91 [0.79–1.04]
RankingsWhere ABCA10 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #15,780of 20,598
    Most Researched14
  • #10,421of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.04
Genes detectedABCA10
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Downregulation of ATP binding cassette subfamily a member 10 acts as a prognostic factor associated with immune infiltration in breast cancer.
PMID: 35247251
Aging (Albany NY) · 2022
1.00
2
Integrated pan-cancer analysis revealed therapeutic targets in the ABC transporter protein family.
PMID: 40445912
PLoS One · 2025
0.90
3
Association of protein function-altering variants with cardiometabolic traits: the strong heart study.
PMID: 35665752
Sci Rep · 2022
0.80
4
ATP-binding cassette transporter expression is widely dysregulated in frontotemporal dementia with TDP-43 inclusions.
PMID: 36385764
Front Mol Neurosci · 2022
0.70
5
Enhancement of Aerosol Cisplatin Chemotherapy with Gene Therapy Expressing ABC10 protein in Respiratory System.
PMID: 24723977
J Cancer · 2014
0.60