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SUBMITTER: Dolgova NV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2825889 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dolgova Nataliya V NV Olson Doug D Lutsenko Svetlana S Dmitriev Oleg Y OY
The Biochemical journal 20090401 1
Wilson disease ATPase (ATP7B) has been implicated in the resistance of cancer cells to cisplatin. Using a simple in vivo assay in bacterial culture, in the present study we demonstrate that ATP7B can confer resistance to cisplatin by sequestering the drug in its N-terminal metal-binding domain without active drug extrusion from the cell. Expression of a protein fragment containing four N-terminal MBRs (metal-binding repeats) of ATP7B (MBR1-4) protects cells from the toxic effects of cisplatin. O ...[more]