The (patho)physiological functions of the MRP family

Renes, Johan, de Vries, Elisabeth G. E., Jansen, Peter L. M. and Müller, Michael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5930-9905 (2000) The (patho)physiological functions of the MRP family. Drug Resistance Updates, 3 (5). pp. 289-302. ISSN 1532-2084

Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)

Abstract

The identification of certain members of the large superfamily of ATP binding cassette transport proteins such as MDR1 -P-glycoprotein and the multidrug resistance protein MRP1 as ATP-dependent drug efflux pumps has been a major contribution in our understanding of the multidrug resistance phenotype of cancer cells. Importantly, both transport proteins that exhibit only low structural homology have a very different substrate specificity but confer resistance to a similar spectrum of natural product chemotherapeutic drugs. In contrast to the drug transporter MDR1, MRP1 mainly transports anionic Phase II-conjugates. In addition MRP1-mediated drug resistance is highly dependent on high intracellular glutathione levels which may be linked to the apparent physiological involvement of MRP1 in glutathione-related cellular processes. This review summarizes the current knowledge about functional aspects of MRP1 and its five recently cloned homologues MRP2-MRP6 and discusses their substrate specificities and cellular localization with emphasis on drug resistance. Copyright 2000 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Nutrition and Preventive Medicine
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Gastroenterology and Gut Biology
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Metabolic Health
Depositing User: Pure Connector
Date Deposited: 07 Jul 2014 12:04
Last Modified: 06 Jun 2024 14:48
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/47739
DOI: 10.1054/drup.2000.0156

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item