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The multidrug resistance protein 1 (MRP1) belonging to the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) superfamily of transport proteins can confer resistance to multiple natural product drugs and methotrexate in human tumor cells. In addition, MRP1 is expressed in normal tissues acting as an efflux pump for glutathione, glucuronate, and sulfate conjugates and may thus influence the pharmacokinetic properties of many drugs. Using polymerase chain reaction–single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis, we screened 36 Caucasian volunteers for mutations in the coding exons of the MRP1 gene, including the adjacent intron sequences. Among several mutations found, two are expected to cause amino acid substitutions. One of these mutations (G671V) was of special interest because it is located near the first nucleotide binding domain. To determine whether this mutation caused a change in the MRP1 phenotype, a mutant MRP1 expression vector was constructed and transfected into SV40-transformed human embryonic kidney cells (HEKSV293T) and the transport properties of the mutant protein were examined. Transport of the MRP1 substrates leukotriene C4, 17β-estradiol 17β-(d)-glucuronide, and estrone sulfate by membrane vesicles prepared from transiently transfected HEKSV293T cells was comparable to that of wild-type MRP1.
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Received: July 16, 2001 / Accepted: August 21, 2001
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Conrad, S., Kauffmann, HM., Ito, K. et al. Identification of human multidrug resistance protein 1 (MRP1) mutations and characterization of a G671V substitution. J Hum Genet 46, 656–663 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100380170017
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