Multidrug resistance proteins (MRPs): Structure, function and the overcoming of cancer multidrug resistance

JQ Wang, Y Yang, CY Cai, QX Teng, Q Cui, J Lin… - Drug Resistance …, 2021 - Elsevier
ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters mediate the ATP-driven translocation of structurally
and mechanistically distinct substrates against steep concentration gradients. Among the …

ABC family transporters

X Liu - Drug transporters in drug disposition, effects and …, 2019 - Springer
The transport of specific molecules across lipid membranes is an essential function of all
living organisms. The processes are usually mediated by specific transporters. One of the …

Metabolism, biochemical actions, and chemical synthesis of anticancer nucleosides, nucleotides, and base analogs

J Shelton, X Lu, JA Hollenbaugh, JH Cho… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Nucleoside, nucleotide, and base analogs have been in the clinic for decades to treat both
viral pathogens and neoplasms. More than 20% of patients on anticancer chemotherapy …

[HTML][HTML] Multidrug resistance associated proteins in multidrug resistance

K Sodani, A Patel, RJ Kathawala… - Chinese journal of …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Multidrug resistance proteins (MRPs) are members of the C family of a group of proteins
named ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters. These ABC transporters together form the …

Response and toxicity to cytarabine therapy in leukemia and lymphoma: from dose puzzle to pharmacogenomic biomarkers

R Di Francia, S Crisci, A De Monaco, C Cafiero, A Re… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In this review, the authors propose a crosswise examination of cytarabine-
related issues ranging from the spectrum of clinical activity and severe toxicities, through …

Cancer stem cells: problems for therapy?

MR Alison, SML Lim, LJ Nicholson - The Journal of pathology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Many, if not all, tumours contain a sub‐population of self‐renewing and expanding stem
cells known as cancer stem cells (CSCs). The symmetric division of CSCs is one mechanism …

Multidrug resistance proteins (MRPs/ABCCs) in cancer chemotherapy and genetic diseases

ZS Chen, AK Tiwari - The FEBS journal, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The ATP‐binding cassette (ABC) transporters are a superfamily of membrane proteins that
are best known for their ability to transport a wide variety of exogenous and endogenous …

Cancer stem cells: in the line of fire

MR Alison, WR Lin, SML Lim, LJ Nicholson - Cancer treatment reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
Most tumours appear to contain a sub-population (s) of self-renewing and expanding stem
cells known as cancer stem cells (CSCs). The CSC model proposes that CSCs are at the …

Salinomycin overcomes ABC transporter-mediated multidrug and apoptosis resistance in human leukemia stem cell-like KG-1a cells

D Fuchs, V Daniel, M Sadeghi, G Opelz… - … and biophysical research …, 2010 - Elsevier
Leukemia stem cells are known to exhibit multidrug resistance by expression of ATP-binding
cassette (ABC) transporters which constitute transmembrane proteins capable of exporting a …

Nucleobase and nucleoside analogues: resistance and re-sensitisation at the level of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and metabolism

N Tsesmetzis, CBJ Paulin, SG Rudd, N Herold - Cancers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Antimetabolites, in particular nucleobase and nucleoside analogues, are cytotoxic drugs
that, starting from the small field of paediatric oncology, in combination with other …