Lignins are complex aromatic heteropolymers that reinforce the cell walls of terrestrial plants. A new study identifies an ATP-binding cassette ABC transporter that pumps a monolignol lignin precursor across the plasma membrane.

Marine organisms are naturally equipped with multixenobiotic resistance mechanisms that often governed by ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter family members. Previous studies focused on the target genes of ABC but little is known about functionality their promoter regions. Due to importance promoters in gene regulation, we functionally characterized three major xenobiotic zebrafish, namely A...

ATP-binding cassette transporter G2 (ABCG2) is involved in the secretion of several compounds milk. The vitro and vivo interactions between tryptophan-related ABCG2 were investigated. tryptophan metabolome was determined by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry milk plasma from wild-type Abcg2?/? mice as well dairy cows carrying Y581S polymorphism (Y/S) noncarrier animals (Y/Y). milk-t...