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Can prenylcysteines be exploited as ligands for mammalian multidrug-resistance transporters?

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Hurwitz, LM; Casey, PJ
Published in: Chem Biol
October 1997

The overexpression of specific transport proteins in the membrane of many cancer cells renders these cells resistant to many therapeutic drugs. Some lipid-modified cysteine compounds inhibit one drug-transporting protein, indicating the potential of developing such compounds as therapeutic agents.

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Published In

Chem Biol

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ISSN

1074-5521

Publication Date

October 1997

Volume

4

Issue

10

Start / End Page

711 / 715

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Protein Prenylation
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Ligands
  • Humans
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple
  • Cysteine
  • Animals
  • ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
  • 3404 Medicinal and biomolecular chemistry
  • 3101 Biochemistry and cell biology
 

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Hurwitz, L. M., & Casey, P. J. (1997). Can prenylcysteines be exploited as ligands for mammalian multidrug-resistance transporters? Chem Biol, 4(10), 711–715. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1074-5521(97)90308-2
Hurwitz, L. M., and P. J. Casey. “Can prenylcysteines be exploited as ligands for mammalian multidrug-resistance transporters?Chem Biol 4, no. 10 (October 1997): 711–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1074-5521(97)90308-2.
Hurwitz, L. M., and P. J. Casey. “Can prenylcysteines be exploited as ligands for mammalian multidrug-resistance transporters?Chem Biol, vol. 4, no. 10, Oct. 1997, pp. 711–15. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s1074-5521(97)90308-2.
Journal cover image

Published In

Chem Biol

DOI

ISSN

1074-5521

Publication Date

October 1997

Volume

4

Issue

10

Start / End Page

711 / 715

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Protein Prenylation
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Ligands
  • Humans
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple
  • Cysteine
  • Animals
  • ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
  • 3404 Medicinal and biomolecular chemistry
  • 3101 Biochemistry and cell biology