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ABCC6
ATP binding cassette subfamily C member 6
Chromosome 16 Β· 16p13.11
NCBI Gene: 368Ensembl: ENSG00000091262.18HGNC: HGNC:57UniProt: O95255
151PubMed Papers
2Diseases
0Drugs
299Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Transporter
RESEARCH IMPACT
Variant-Rich
CLINICAL
OMIM Disease Gene
DATA QUALITY
βœ“ Experimental GO Evidenceβœ“ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
calcium ion homeostasisleukotriene transportATP metabolic processprotein bindingPseudoxanthoma elasticumArterial calcification of infancy, generalized, 2
✦AI Summary

ABCC6 encodes an ATP-binding cassette transporter primarily expressed in hepatocytes that mediates efflux of ATP across cell membranes 1. The protein functions as an active transporter involved in cellular compound export to the extracellular environment 2. Loss-of-function mutations in ABCC6 cause pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), an autosomal recessive multisystem ectopic mineralization disorder 3. The disease mechanism involves reduced circulating inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi), a critical anti-mineralization factor, resulting from decreased ATP release by hepatocytes with mutant ABCC6 13. This leads to pathological calcification of elastic fibers in skin, cardiovascular system, and eyes 3. Ocular manifestations include calcification of Bruch's membrane causing angioid streaks, peau d'orange, and potentially secondary macular neovascularization and blindness 1. Cardiovascular complications include arterial calcification, peripheral artery disease, myocardial infarction, and ischemic stroke 3. Over 300 ABCC6 sequence variants have been identified, with interpretation of pathogenicity requiring functional characterization beyond bioinformatic prediction 4. Clinical management focuses on symptomatic treatment including vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors for ocular manifestations and lifestyle modifications, with emerging approaches including gene therapy and pharmacologic chaperone therapy 3.

Sources cited
1
ABCC6 encodes a hepatocyte-expressed ATP transporter whose mutations cause PXE through reduced plasma PPi levels
PMID: 38815804
2
ABCC6 mutations cause autosomal recessive PXE with ectopic mineralization in skin, eyes, and blood vessels
PMID: 28486967
3
ABCC6 is an ABC transporter highly expressed in liver and kidney involved in active transport to extracellular environment
PMID: 16604369
4
Over 159 distinct ABCC6 variants identified in ectopic mineralization patients; functional characterization necessary for pathogenicity determination
PMID: 34906475
⚠Limited data available β€” This gene has 4 indexed publications. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsβ“˜2
Arterial calcification of infancy, generalized, 2UniProt
Pseudoxanthoma elasticumUniProt
Pathogenic Variants299
NM_001171.6(ABCC6):c.2591-1G>TLikely pathogenic
not provided|Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2;Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum;Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, forme fruste
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026
NM_001171.6(ABCC6):c.3412C>T (p.Arg1138Trp)Pathogenic
Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum|not provided|Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2;Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, forme fruste;Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum|ABCC6-related disorder
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 1138
NM_001171.6(ABCC6):c.3904G>A (p.Gly1302Arg)Pathogenic
Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum|not provided|Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, forme fruste;Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum;Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2|ABCC6-related disorder
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 1302
NM_001171.6(ABCC6):c.2787+1G>TPathogenic
Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum|Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2|not provided|Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum;Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, forme fruste;Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2|ABCC6-related disorder|Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026
NM_001171.6(ABCC6):c.3413G>A (p.Arg1138Gln)Pathogenic
Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum|not provided|Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2;Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum;Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, forme fruste
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 1138
NM_001171.6(ABCC6):c.3510G>A (p.Trp1170Ter)Pathogenic
not provided|Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum;Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, forme fruste;Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 1170
NM_001171.6(ABCC6):c.1256G>A (p.Arg419Gln)Pathogenic
not provided|Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum|Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum;Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, forme fruste;Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2|Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 419
NM_001171.6(ABCC6):c.3775del (p.Trp1259fs)Pathogenic
Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum|not provided|Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum;Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, forme fruste;Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2|Retinal dystrophy
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 1259
NM_001171.6(ABCC6):c.3490C>T (p.Arg1164Ter)Pathogenic
Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum|not provided|Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2;Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum;Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, forme fruste|See cases|ABCC6-related disorder
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 1164
NM_001171.6(ABCC6):c.2294G>A (p.Arg765Gln)Pathogenic
Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum|Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2|not provided|Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, forme fruste;Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum;Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 765
NM_001171.6(ABCC6):c.3940C>T (p.Arg1314Trp)Pathogenic
Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum|Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2|not provided|Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2;Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, forme fruste;Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 1314
NM_001171.6(ABCC6):c.3389C>T (p.Thr1130Met)Pathogenic
Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum|Abnormality of the eye|not provided|Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2;Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum;Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, forme fruste|Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 1130
NM_001171.6(ABCC6):c.2279G>A (p.Arg760Gln)Pathogenic
Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum|not provided|Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2;Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum;Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, forme fruste
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 760
NM_001171.6(ABCC6):c.2855TCCTCT[1] (p.952FL[1])Likely pathogenic
not provided|Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum|Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2;Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum;Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, forme fruste
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025
NM_001171.6(ABCC6):c.1552C>T (p.Arg518Ter)Pathogenic
Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum|Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2|Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, forme fruste;Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum|not provided|Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, forme fruste;Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum;Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2|ABCC6-related disorder
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 518
NM_001171.6(ABCC6):c.1553G>A (p.Arg518Gln)Pathogenic
not provided|Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum|Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2;Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum;Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, forme fruste|ABCC6-related disorder|Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 518
NM_001171.6(ABCC6):c.1868-5T>GLikely pathogenic
not provided|Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum|Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2;Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum;Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, forme fruste
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025
NM_001171.6(ABCC6):c.2278C>T (p.Arg760Trp)Pathogenic
Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum|not provided|Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2;Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum;Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, forme fruste
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 760
NM_001171.6(ABCC6):c.4015C>T (p.Arg1339Cys)Pathogenic
Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum|not provided
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 1339
NM_001171.6(ABCC6):c.2542del (p.Met848fs)Pathogenic
Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum|not provided|Arterial calcification, generalized, of infancy, 2;Autosomal recessive inherited pseudoxanthoma elasticum;Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, forme fruste
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 848
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Related Genes
XYLT1Protein interaction95%GGCXProtein interaction93%MGPProtein interaction90%VKORC1Protein interaction82%MRPS7Protein interaction80%AHSGProtein interaction72%
Tissue Expression

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PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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Constraintβ“˜
LOEUFβ“˜
0.92LoF Tolerant
pLIβ“˜
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.79 [0.68–0.92]
RankingsWhere ABCC6 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #2,986of 20,598
    Most Researched151 Β· top quartile
  • #208of 5,498
    Most Pathogenic Variants299 Β· top 5%
  • #8,392of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.92
Genes detectedABCC6
Sources retrieved25 papers
Response timeβ€”
πŸ“„ Sources
25β–Ό
1
Genetic heterogeneity of heritable ectopic mineralization disorders in a large international cohort.
PMID: 34906475
Genet Med Β· 2022
1.00
2
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum - Genetics, pathophysiology, and clinical presentation.
PMID: 38815804
Prog Retin Eye Res Β· 2024
0.90
3
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum.
PMID: 28486967
Orphanet J Rare Dis Β· 2017
0.80
4
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum.
PMID: 15970621
Arch Dis Child Β· 2005
0.72
5
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum.
PMID: 26564082
Handb Clin Neurol Β· 2015
0.70