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SUBMITTER: Wesolowska O
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7181076 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wesołowska Olga O Michalak Krystyna K Błaszczyk Maria M Molnár Joseph J Środa-Pomianek Kamila K
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20200403 7
Multidrug resistance (MDR) that occurs in cancer cells constitutes one of the major reasons for chemotherapy failure. The main molecular mechanism of MDR is overexpression of protein transporters from the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) superfamily, such as ABCB1 (multidrug resistance protein 1 (MDR1), P-glycoprotein). At the expense of ATP hydrolysis, ABCB1 pumps a diverse range of substrates (including anticancer drugs) out of the cell, thereby reducing their intracellular concentration. In the pre ...[more]