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ABCC3
ATP binding cassette subfamily C member 3
Chromosome 17 · 17q21.33
NCBI Gene: 8714Ensembl: ENSG00000108846.17HGNC: HGNC:54UniProt: O15438
132PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Transporter
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
ABC-type xenobiotic transporter activityleukotriene transportATPase-coupled transmembrane transporter activityxenobiotic transmembrane transporter activitysevere acute respiratory syndromeCOVID-19bone fracturesmoking initiation
✦AI Summary

ABCC3 is an ATP-dependent transporter belonging to the ABC family that actively pumps various substrates across cell membranes 123. It transports glucuronide conjugates (bilirubin diglucuronide, estradiol-17-beta-O-glucuronide), glutathione conjugates (leukotriene C4), and bile salts, functioning as an alternative export route for these compounds from hepatocytes 234. ABCC3 confers resistance to anticancer drugs including methotrexate, etoposide, and teniposide by reducing intracellular drug accumulation 12. Clinically, ABCC3 demonstrates significant disease relevance across multiple malignancies. In glioma, elevated ABCC3 expression predicts shorter overall survival and represents an independent prognostic marker 5. ABCC3 polymorphisms affect survival outcomes in acute myeloid leukemia patients 6 and osteosarcoma patients treated with chemotherapy, with specific alleles correlating with poor chemotherapy response 7. ABCC3 is frequently amplified and overexpressed in HER2-positive breast cancers 8. Additionally, ABCC3 serves as a novel marker of aldosterone-inactive zona glomerulosa cells, distinguishing normal adrenal tissue from aldosterone-producing lesions in primary aldosteronism 9. Expression is regulated by DNA methylation in skin tissue, showing substantial interindividual variability 10.

Sources cited
1
ABCC3 is an ATP-dependent transporter that confers drug resistance by reducing intracellular drug accumulation
PMID: 10359813
2
ABCC3 transports glucuronide conjugates, GSH conjugates (LTC4), and confers resistance to anticancer drugs
PMID: 11581266
3
ABCC3 transports glucuronide conjugates and GSH conjugates
PMID: 15083066
4
MRP3/ABCC3 located at basolateral hepatocyte membrane functions in transport of endo- and xenobiotics
PMID: 29473496
5
ABCC3 upregulation in glioma predicts shorter overall survival and is an independent prognostic marker
PMID: 34976054
6
ABCC3 rs4148405 polymorphism affects overall survival in acute myeloid leukemia patients
PMID: 33714589
7
ABCC3 rs4148416 polymorphism associates with poor chemotherapy response and adverse survival in osteosarcoma
PMID: 24996541
8
ABCC3 is frequently amplified and overexpressed in HER2-positive breast cancer
PMID: 22585709
9
ABCC3 serves as a marker of CYP11B2-negative zona glomerulosa cells, distinguishing aldosterone-producing lesions
PMID: 40332623
10
ABCC3 expression in skin shows large interindividual variability regulated by DNA methylation of upstream CpG island
PMID: 29437875
Disease Associationsⓘ20
severe acute respiratory syndromeOpen Targets
0.33Weak
COVID-19Open Targets
0.33Weak
bone fractureOpen Targets
0.28Weak
smoking initiationOpen Targets
0.21Weak
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.20Weak
gliomaOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
glioblastoma multiformeOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
glioblastomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
central nervous system cancerOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
neuroblastomaOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
Crigler-Najjar syndrome type 2Open Targets
0.04Suggestive
osteonecrosisOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
ovarian neoplasmOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
transient familial neonatal hyperbilirubinemiaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
CYP7A1Protein interaction91%SLCO1B1Protein interaction89%SLCO1B3Protein interaction87%NR1I2Protein interaction85%SLC51BProtein interaction80%SLC51AProtein interaction80%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Liver
100%
Lung
13%
Ovary
1%
Bone Marrow
1%
Heart
0%
Brain
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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ABCC3CYP7A1SLCO1B1SLCO1B3NR1I2SLC51BSLC51A
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB8HVH · 3.07 Å · EM
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.83LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.71 [0.61–0.83]
RankingsWhere ABCC3 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #3,506of 20,598
    Most Researched132 · top quartile
  • #7,093of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.83
Genes detectedABCC3
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Clinicopathological and Prognostic Significance of ABCC3 in Human Glioma.
PMID: 34976054
J Oncol · 2021
1.00
2
ABCC3 and GSTM5 gene polymorphisms affect overall survival in Polish acute myeloid leukaemia patients.
PMID: 33714589
Curr Probl Cancer · 2021
0.90
3
ABCC3 Is a Differential Marker of CYP11B2-Negative Zona Glomerulosa Cells in Human Adrenal Cortex.
PMID: 40332623
Endocr Pathol · 2025
0.80
4
ABCB1, ABCG2, ABCC1, ABCC2, and ABCC3 drug transporter polymorphisms and their impact on drug bioavailability: what is our current understanding?
PMID: 33459081
Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol · 2021
0.70
5
Predictive potential of ABCB1, ABCC3, and GSTP1 gene polymorphisms on osteosarcoma survival after chemotherapy.
PMID: 24996541
Tumour Biol · 2014
0.60