Drug transporters and their role in multidrug resistance of neoplastic cells. |
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| Authors: | J Kvackajová-Kisucká M Barancík A Breier |
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| Institution: | Institute for Heart Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava. |
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| Abstract: | Multidrug resistance (MDR) of neoplastic cells, i.e. resistance towards large groups of unrelated drugs, represents the phenomenon that dramatically depresses the effectiveness of cancer chemotherapy. Membrane transport of ATPases from ABC superfamily plays an important role in MDR. In the present paper we are aiming to compare two members of this family: P-glycoprotein (PGP products of mdr genes) and multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP, products of mrp genes) and their impact for MDR of neoplastic cells. |
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