CELLULAR-LOCALIZATION OF THE MULTIDRUG-RESISTANCE GENE-PRODUCT P-GLYCOPROTEIN IN NORMAL HUMAN-TISSUES
CELLULAR-LOCALIZATION OF THE MULTIDRUG-RESISTANCE GENE-PRODUCT P-GLYCOPROTEIN IN NORMAL HUMAN-TISSUES
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.84.21.7735
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发表时间:
1987-11-01
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
WILLINGHAM, MC
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作者:
THIEBAUT, F;TSURUO, T;WILLINGHAM, MC
Monoclonal antibody MRK16 was used to determine the location of P-glycoprotein, the product of the multidrug-resistance gene (MDRI), in normal human tissues. The protein was found to be concentrated in a small number of specific sites. Most tissues examined revealed very little P-glycoprotein. However, certain cell types in liver, pancreas, kidney, colon, and jejunum showed specific localization of P-glycoprotein. In liver, P-glycoprotein was found exclusively on the biliary canalicular front of hepatocytes and on the apical surface of epithelial cells in small biliary ductules. In pancreas, P-glycoprotein was found on the apical surface of the epithelial cells of small ductules but not larger pancreatic ducts. In kidney, P-glycoprotein was found concentrated on the apical surface of epithelial cells of the proximal tubules. Colon and jejunum both showed high levels of P-glycoprotein on the apical surfaces of superficial columnar epithelial cells. Adrenal gland showed high levels of P-glycoprotein diffusely distributed on the surface of cells in both the cortex and medulla. These results suggest that the protein has a role in the normal secretion of metabolites and certain anti-cancer drugs into bile, urine, and directly into the lumen of the gastrointestinal tract.