title: Human MDR1 polymorphism: G2677T/A and C3435T have no effect on MDR1 transport activities.
abstract: The two most frequently observed single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the human multidrug resistance 1 (MDR1) gene are 2677G/T/A (893Ala/Ser/Thr) and 3435C/T (no amino acid substitution). In this study, six forms of MDR1 cDNAs with the SNPs were expressed in LLC-PK1 cells and their transport activities were determined. Nearly identical amounts of the recombinant MDR1 proteins were expressed in the established cell lines using the Flp recombinase, which integrates a gene of interest at a specific genomic location. Four structurally diverse compounds: verapamil, digoxin, vinblastine and cyclosporin A, were examined for transcellular transport activities and intracellular accumulation. No significant differences were observed between cells expressing five polymorphic types of the MDR1 cDNAs (2677G/3435T, 2677A/3435C, 2677A/3435T, 2677T/3435C, 2677T/3435T) and cells expressing the wild-type (2677G/3435C). These results suggested that the two frequently observed MDR1 SNPs had no effect on the transport activities of MDR1 proteins expressed in LLC-PK1 cells in vitro, and other genetic or environmental factors might control the expression of MDR1 and the in vivo activity of MDR1.
authors.affiliation: Biomedicine, Tsukuba Research Institute, Banyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 3 Okubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 300-2611, Japan.
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yasumori
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakayama
mesh_terms: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D015894:Genome, Human; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D017354:Point Mutation; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1; D011994:Recombinant Proteins