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The human ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter superfamily

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The ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are essential for many processes in the cell and mutations in these genes cause or contribute to several human genetic disorders including cystic fibrosis, neurological disease, retinal degeneration, cholesterol and bile transport defects, anemia, and drug response.
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This article is published in Journal of Lipid Research.The article was published on 2001-07-01 and is currently open access. It has received 2159 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: ATP-binding domain of ABC transporters & ATP-binding cassette transporter.

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Multidrug resistance in cancer: role of ATP–dependent transporters

TL;DR: The ability to predict and circumvent drug resistance is likely to improve chemotherapy, and it has become apparent that resistance exists against every effective drug, even the authors' newest agents.
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Structure and function of the blood–brain barrier

TL;DR: The structure and function of the BBB is summarised, the physical barrier formed by the endothelial tight junctions, and the transport barrier resulting from membrane transporters and vesicular mechanisms are described.
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Tumour stem cells and drug resistance

TL;DR: Gaining a better insight into the mechanisms of stem-cell resistance to chemotherapy might lead to new therapeutic targets and better anticancer strategies.
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Targeting multidrug resistance in cancer

TL;DR: Various approaches to combating multidrug-resistant cancer are described, including the development of drugs that engage, evade or exploit efflux by ABC transporters.
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Nuclear receptors and lipid physiology: opening the X-files.

TL;DR: Some general principles that govern the actions of this class of bioactive lipids and their nuclear receptors are considered here, and the scheme that emerges reveals a complex molecular script at work.
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