Gene encoding a multidrug-resistance human P-glycoprotein homologue on chromosome 7p15-2 and uses thereof
AssigneeThe Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
InventorsMarkus H. Frank, Mohamed H. Sayegh
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Abstract
The invention relates to an MDR family P-glycoprotein located on human chromosome 7p15-21, polynucleotide sequences encoding this P-glycoprotein and fragments thereof. This gene is utilized in methods for assessing cancer cell susceptibility to therapies directed against multidrug resistance, and for the design of diagnostic and therapeutic methods relating to cancer multidrug resistance. The invention also relates to methods for determining whether a test compound may inhibit multidrug resistance.
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A method of determining whether a cancer cell expresses a gene that contributes to multidrug resistance, comprising selecting a cancer cell and assaying said cancer cell for the expression of the protein of SEQ ID NO:2 and associating the expression of the protein of SEQ ID NO:2 with the cancer cell having multidrug resistance.
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