ABC Transporters and Cancer

Advances in cancer research provides invaluable information on the exciting and fast-moving field of cancer research

Toshihisa Ishikawa (Volume editor), John Schuetz (Volume editor)

9780128012512, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 28 January 2015

282 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.2 cm, 0.61 kg

Praise for the Serial "This classic and essential series presents critical overviews on select aspects of both cancer research and the basic underlying sciences." --American Scientist "Excellent, highly informative, in-depth reviews…expertly written, up-to-date, and well-referenced." --Journal of Medicinal Chemistry "This is a series that has a long tradition of excellence in the field of cancer biology." --Doody’s Publishing Reviews

ABC Transporters and Cancer provides invaluable information on the exciting and fast-moving field of cancer research. Here, outstanding and original reviews are presented on a variety of topics. This volume covers ABC transporters and cancer, and is suitable for researchers and students alike.

1. Lipid regulation of the ABCB1 and ABCG2 multidrug transporters   Balazs Sarkadi 2. Insights into the polyspecificity of P-glycoprotein (ABCB1): recent biochemical and structural studies   Suresh V. Ambudkar 3. Leukemia and ABC Transporters   John Schuetz 4. ABCG2 in photodynamic diagnosis of malignant brain tumor   Toshihisa Ishikawa 5. Role of drug transporters in fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy response   Ulrich M. Zanger and Anne T. Nies 6. ABC Transporters and neuroblastoma   Murray Norris 7. Regulation of ABC Transporters at the Blood-Brain Barrier: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly   David Miller 8. Cancer chemotherapeutic drug disposition and ABC transporters   Alfred H. Schinkel

Subject Areas: Cellular biology [cytology PSF], Molecular biology [PSD], Oncology [MJCL], Medical genetics [MFN]