Current Advances in ABC Transporters in Physiology and Disease
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 1612
Special Issue Editor
Interests: ABC transporter; SNPs; drug resistance; disease; natural products
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are critical for transporting various endogenous metabolites such as bile acids, sterols, lipids, peptides, and exogenous molecules such as antibiotics, toxins, and drugs. Several studies in this field have revealed that several genes encoding these transporters are mutated in human diseases, several of which contribute to multidrug resistance in cancer chemotherapy, and that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in these genes determine the pharmacokinetics of various drugs and contribute to the development of various diseases.
This Special Issue aims to present recent original research and review manuscripts that contribute to the understanding of ABC transporters, from their structure to their impact on human physiology, disease, and genetic variation, including the pathogenesis of multifactorial disorders such as metabolic diseases, drug pharmacokinetics, and multidrug resistance in cancer chemotherapy. This topic should enhance our understanding of ABC transporters, and pave the way for alternative therapeutic strategies and the development of preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic approaches for some diseases.
Dr. Hiroshi Nakagawa
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- functions
- structure
- regulation
- genetic polymorphisms
