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Mol Cell Biol. 1989 September; 9(9): 3808-3820

Structure and expression of the human MDR (P-glycoprotein) gene family.

Department of Genetics, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 60612.

ABSTRACT

The human MDR (P-glycoprotein) gene family is known to include two members, MDR1 and MDR2. The product of the MDR1 gene, which is responsible for resistance to different cytotoxic drugs (multidrug resistance), appears to serve as an energy-dependent efflux pump for various lipophilic compounds. The function of the MDR2 gene remains unknown. We have examined the structure of the human MDR gene family by Southern hybridization of DNA from different multidrug-resistant cell lines with subfragments of MDR1 cDNA and by cloning and sequencing of genomic fragments. We have found no evidence for any other cross-hybridizing MDR genes. The sequence of two exons of the MDR2 gene was determined from genomic clones. Hybridization with single-exon probes showed that the human MDR1 gene is closely related to two genes in mouse and hamster DNA, whereas MDR2 corresponds to one rodent gene. The human MDR locus was mapped by field-inversion gel electrophoresis, and both MDR genes were found to be linked within 330 kilobases. The expression patterns of the human MDR genes were examined by enzymatic amplification of cDNA. In multidrug-resistant cell lines, increased expression of MDR1 mRNA was paralleled by a smaller increase in the levels of MDR2 mRNA. In normal human tissues, MDR2 was coexpressed with MDR1 in the liver, kidney, adrenal gland, and spleen. MDR1 expression was also detected in colon, lung, stomach, esophagus, muscle, breast, and bladder.

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