BCRP Articles

68 Ga-Galmydar is an avid transport substrate of ABCB1 (P-Glycoprotein; 170kDa plasma membrane protein), breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP; ABCG2; 72kDa), penetrates human epidermal carcinoma (KB3-1), breast cancer (MCF7), embryonic kidney (HEK 293) tumor cells and rat cardiomyoblasts, and localizes within the mitochondria of tumor and myocardium cells.

The efflux transporter breast cancer resistance protein BCRP/ABCG2 is well-known for its contribution to multi-drug resistance in cancer. Its relevance in cancer biology independent from drug efflux remains largely elusive.