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SUBMITTER: Ravindranath AK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4694903 | biostudies-other | 2015 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Ravindranath Abhilash K AK Kaur Swayamjot S Wernyj Roman P RP Kumaran Muthu N MN Miletti-Gonzalez Karl E KE Chan Rigel R Lim Elaine E Madura Kiran K Rodriguez-Rodriguez Lorna L
Oncotarget 20150901 28
Here we demonstrate that a ubiquitin E3-ligase, FBXO21, targets the multidrug resistance transporter, ABCB1, also known as P-glycoprotein (P-gp), for proteasomal degradation. We also show that the Ser291-phosphorylated form of the multifunctional protein and stem cell marker, CD44, inhibits FBXO21-directed degradation of P-gp. Thus, CD44 increases P-gp mediated drug resistance and represents a potential therapeutic target in P-gp-positive cells. ...[more]