title: Molecular cloning of feline lung resistance-related protein (LRP) cDNA and its expression in a feline lymphoma cell line and adriamycin-resistant subline.
abstract: Molecular cloning of feline lung resistance-related protein (LRP) was performed to evaluate the relationship between its expression level and drug resistance against chemotherapeutics. The nucleotide sequence of the coding region of feline LRP cDNA was found to be 2670-bp long and to show 84.2-92.6% homology to its human, mouse, and rat counterparts. The expression level of feline LRP mRNA was relatively high in lung, jejunum, and colon. An adriamycin (ADM)-resistant feline lymphoma subline, FT-1/ADM, showed a high level of MDR1 mRNA expression compared with parental FT-1 cells. However, no relationship was observed between the drug-resistant phenotype and the LRP mRNA expression level. Although no direct contribution of LRP to the development of the drug-resistant phenotype was observed, further investigation is advisable.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Korimoto, Kagoshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenjiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: Yoshiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okai
authors.forename: Shinobu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuura
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsujimoto
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Endo
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001483:Base Sequence; D002415:Cats / Q000235:genetics*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics*; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics*; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000235:genetics*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D020394:Vault Ribonucleoprotein Particles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D000099187:Major Vault Protein
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004317:Doxorubicin; D020394:Vault Ribonucleoprotein Particles; D000099187:Major Vault Protein