title: P-glycoprotein and cell volume-activated chloride channels.
abstract: The multidrug resistance P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is an active drug transporter which can expel hydrophobic compounds from cells. Expression of P-gp has many effects on cells and tissues and the physiological function, or functions, of P-gp are still unclear. Recently, expression of P-gp has been associated with altered activity of chloride channels which play a role in regulating cell volume of response to osmotic shock or nutrient uptake. The nature and physiological role of this association has been a subject of some debate. In this article, mechanisms by which P-gp might influence cell volume-activated chloride currents is discussed, and the potential physiological role of this regulation considered.
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Higgins
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D018118:Chloride Channels / Q000502:physiology*; D019005:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator; D015870:Gene Expression; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D008961:Models, Structural; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1; D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; C505032:CFTR protein, human; D018118:Chloride Channels; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D019005:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator