Selectivity and potency of microcystin congeners against OATP1B1 and OATP1B3 expressing cancer cells.

Microcystins are potent phosphatase inhibitors and cellular toxins. They require active transport by OATP1B1 and OATP1B3 transporters for uptake into human cells, and the high expression of these transporters in the liver accounts for their selective hepatic toxicity. Several human tumors have been...

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Main Authors: Timo H J Niedermeyer, Abigail Daily, Monika Swiatecka-Hagenbruch, Jeffrey A Moscow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3948918?pdf=render