title: Molecular mechanism of ATP-dependent solute transport by multidrug resistance-associated protein 1.
abstract: Millions of new cancer patients are diagnosed each year and over half of these patients die from this devastating disease. Thus, cancer causes a major public health problem worldwide. Chemotherapy remains the principal mode to treat many metastatic cancers. However, occurrence of cellular multidrug resistance (MDR) prevents efficient killing of cancer cells, leading to chemotherapeutic treatment failure. Over-expression of ATP-binding cassette transporters, such as P-glycoprotein, breast cancer resistance protein and/or multidrug resistance-associated protein 1 (MRP1), confers an acquired MDR due to their capabilities of transporting a broad range of chemically diverse anticancer drugs across the cell membrane barrier. In this review, the molecular mechanism of ATP-dependent solute transport by MRP1 will be addressed.
authors: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, USA. xbchang@mayo.edu
authors: Xiu-bao
authors: XB
authors: Chang
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001665:Binding Sites; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000502:physiology; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple / Q000502:physiology; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D015394:Molecular Structure; D027425:ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family C Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D027425:ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family C Proteins; C421109:multidrug resistance-associated protein 1