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Human ABC transporter ABCG2 in cancer chemotherapy and pharmacogenomics.
Journal of experimental therapeutics & oncology - 1 Jan 2009
Ishikawa Toshihisa, Nakagawa Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
The ability of cancer cells to acquire resistance to multiple anticancer agents, termed multidrug resistance, is often mediated by overexpression of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters that remove drugs out of the cell against a concentration gradient. ABCG2, or breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP), is an ABC transporter that has been the subject of intense study since its discovery a decade ago. While...
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