title: Drug transporters and their role in multidrug resistance of neoplastic cells.
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.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Heart Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kvackajová-Kisucká
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barancík
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Breier
mesh_terms: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001692:Biological Transport; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D008954:Models, Biological; D027425:ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family C Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D027425:ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family C Proteins; C421109:multidrug resistance-associated protein 1