Multidrug Resistance Proteins (MRPs) and Cancer Therapy
Journal Title: The AAPS Journal - Year 2015, Vol 17, Issue 4
Abstract
The ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are members of a protein superfamily that are known to translocate various substrates across membranes, including metabolic products, lipids and sterols, and xenobiotic drugs. Multidrug resistance proteins (MRPs) belong to the subfamily C in the ABC transporter superfamily. MRPs have been implicated in mediating multidrug resistance by actively extruding chemotherapeutic substrates. Moreover, some MRPs are known to be essential in physiological excretory or regulatory pathways. The importance of MRPs in cancer therapy is also implied by their clinical insights. Modulating the function of MRPs to re-sensitize chemotherapeutic agents in cancer therapy shows great promise in cancer therapy; thus, multiple MRP inhibitors have been developed recently. This review article summarizes the structure, distribution, and physiological as well as pharmacological function of MRP1–MRP9 in cancer chemotherapy. Several novel modulators targeting MRPs in cancer therapy are also discussed.
Authors and Affiliations
Yun-Kai Zhang, Yi-Jun Wang, Pranav Gupta, Zhe-Sheng Chen
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