BLAST

BLAST stands for Basic Local Alignment Search Tool. 

A BLAST is a tool used by researches and students that outlines the amino acid or nucleotide sequence for the protein. 

The sequence serves as sort of a 'recipe' for the protein. It lists the ingredients that make up the protein so scientists can learn what goes into the protein. 

Below you will find a protein blast of the amino acids that make up the ABCA1 protein. The ABCA1 protein is what is affected and mutated in someone with Tangier disease. 

Protein BLAST of ABCA1:

>sp|O95477|ABCA1_HUMAN ATP-binding cassette sub-family A member 1 OS=Homo sapiens GN=ABCA1 PE=1 SV=3
MACWPQLRLLLWKNLTFRRRQTCQLLLEVAWPLFIFLILISVRLSYPPYEQHECHFPNKA
MPSAGTLPWVQGIICNANNPCFRYPTPGEAPGVVGNFNKSIVARLFSDARRLLLYSQKDT
SMKDMRKVLRTLQQIKKSSSNLKLQDFLVDNETFSGFLYHNLSLPKSTVDKMLRADVILH
KVFLQGYQLHLTSLCNGSKSEEMIQLGDQEVSELCGLPREKLAAAERVLRSNMDILKPIL
RTLNSTSPFPSKELAEATKTLLHSLGTLAQELFSMRSWSDMRQEVMFLTNVNSSSSSTQI
YQAVSRIVCGHPEGGGLKIKSLNWYEDNNYKALFGGNGTEEDAETFYDNSTTPYCNDLMK
NLESSPLSRIIWKALKPLLVGKILYTPDTPATRQVMAEVNKTFQELAVFHDLEGMWEELS
PKIWTFMENSQEMDLVRMLLDSRDNDHFWEQQLDGLDWTAQDIVAFLAKHPEDVQSSNGS
VYTWREAFNETNQAIRTISRFMECVNLNKLEPIATEVWLINKSMELLDERKFWAGIVFTG
ITPGSIELPHHVKYKIRMDIDNVERTNKIKDGYWDPGPRADPFEDMRYVWGGFAYLQDVV
EQAIIRVLTGTEKKTGVYMQQMPYPCYVDDIFLRVMSRSMPLFMTLAWIYSVAVIIKGIV
YEKEARLKETMRIMGLDNSILWFSWFISSLIPLLVSAGLLVVILKLGNLLPYSDPSVVFV
FLSVFAVVTILQCFLISTLFSRANLAAACGGIIYFTLYLPYVLCVAWQDYVGFTLKIFAS
LLSPVAFGFGCEYFALFEEQGIGVQWDNLFESPVEEDGFNLTTSVSMMLFDTFLYGVMTW
YIEAVFPGQYGIPRPWYFPCTKSYWFGEESDEKSHPGSNQKRISEICMEEEPTHLKLGVS
IQNLVKVYRDGMKVAVDGLALNFYEGQITSFLGHNGAGKTTTMSILTGLFPPTSGTAYIL
GKDIRSEMSTIRQNLGVCPQHNVLFDMLTVEEHIWFYARLKGLSEKHVKAEMEQMALDVG
LPSSKLKSKTSQLSGGMQRKLSVALAFVGGSKVVILDEPTAGVDPYSRRGIWELLLKYRQ
GRTIILSTHHMDEADVLGDRIAIISHGKLCCVGSSLFLKNQLGTGYYLTLVKKDVESSLS
SCRNSSSTVSYLKKEDSVSQSSSDAGLGSDHESDTLTIDVSAISNLIRKHVSEARLVEDI
GHELTYVLPYEAAKEGAFVELFHEIDDRLSDLGISSYGISETTLEEIFLKVAEESGVDAE
TSDGTLPARRNRRAFGDKQSCLRPFTEDDAADPNDSDIDPESRETDLLSGMDGKGSYQVK
GWKLTQQQFVALLWKRLLIARRSRKGFFAQIVLPAVFVCIALVFSLIVPPFGKYPSLELQ
PWMYNEQYTFVSNDAPEDTGTLELLNALTKDPGFGTRCMEGNPIPDTPCQAGEEEWTTAP
VPQTIMDLFQNGNWTMQNPSPACQCSSDKIKKMLPVCPPGAGGLPPPQRKQNTADILQDL
TGRNISDYLVKTYVQIIAKSLKNKIWVNEFRYGGFSLGVSNTQALPPSQEVNDAIKQMKK
HLKLAKDSSADRFLNSLGRFMTGLDTKNNVKVWFNNKGWHAISSFLNVINNAILRANLQK
GENPSHYGITAFNHPLNLTKQQLSEVALMTTSVDVLVSICVIFAMSFVPASFVVFLIQER
VSKAKHLQFISGVKPVIYWLSNFVWDMCNYVVPATLVIIIFICFQQKSYVSSTNLPVLAL
LLLLYGWSITPLMYPASFVFKIPSTAYVVLTSVNLFIGINGSVATFVLELFTDNKLNNIN
DILKSVFLIFPHFCLGRGLIDMVKNQAMADALERFGENRFVSPLSWDLVGRNLFAMAVEG
VVFFLITVLIQYRFFIRPRPVNAKLSPLNDEDEDVRRERQRILDGGGQNDILEIKELTKI
YRRKRKPAVDRICVGIPPGECFGLLGVNGAGKSSTFKMLTGDTTVTRGDAFLNKNSILSN
IHEVHQNMGYCPQFDAITELLTGREHVEFFALLRGVPEKEVGKVGEWAIRKLGLVKYGEK
YAGNYSGGNKRKLSTAMALIGGPPVVFLDEPTTGMDPKARRFLWNCALSVVKEGRSVVLT
SHSMEECEALCTRMAIMVNGRFRCLGSVQHLKNRFGDGYTIVVRIAGSNPDLKPVQDFFG
LAFPGSVLKEKHRNMLQYQLPSSLSSLARIFSILSQSKKRLHIEDYSVSQTTLDQVFVNF
AKDQSDDDHLKDLSLHKNQTVVDVAVLTSFLQDEKVKESYV