Interaction with the 5D3 monoclonal antibody is regulated by intramolecular rearrangements but not by covalent dimer formation of the human ABCG2 multidrug transporter.
Authors:Ozvegy-Laczka C, Laczkó R, Hegedus C, Litman T, Várady G, Goda K, Hegedus T, Dokholyan NV, Sorrentino BP, Váradi A, Sarkadi B
Journal:J Biol Chem
PubMed ID:18644784
Human ABCG2 is a plasma membrane glycoprotein working as a homodimer or homo-oligomer. The protein plays an important role in the protection/detoxification of various tissues and may also be responsible for the multidrug-resistant phenotype of cancer cells. In our previous study we found that the 5D3 monoclonal antibody shows a ... More