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Impact of breast cancer resistance protein on cancer treatment outcomes.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2010
Ross Douglas D, Nakanishi Takeo
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Breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP/ABCG2) was discovered in multidrug resistant breast cancer cells having an ATP-dependent transport-based resistance phenotype. This ABC transporter functions (at least in part) as a xenobiotic protective mechanism for the organism: in the gut and biliary tract, it prevents absorption and enhances elimination of potentially toxic substances. As a placental barrier, it...
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