MRP1 |
Ubiquitous |
Efflux of a diverse range of endogenous substances and xenobiotics |
Organic anions and steroid conjugates |
He et al., 2011
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MRP2 |
Liver, kidney, and gut |
Excretion of bilirubin glucuronides into bile and xenobiotics into the intestinal lumen |
Organic anions |
He et al., 2011
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MRP3 |
Liver, adrenal, pancreas, kidney, and gut |
Acts as a protective mechanism when MRP2 is absent or nonfunctional. Also plays an important role in the enterohepatic circulation of endogenous compounds such as bile salts |
Organic anions and monoanionic bile acids |
Kruh and Belinsky, 2003
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MRP4 |
Prostate, lung, muscle, pancreas, testis, ovary, bladder, and gallblader |
Mediation of the extrusion of cAMP and cGMP in urine |
Organic anions, cAMP, cGMP, and steroid conjugates |
Maher et al., 2005
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MRP5 |
Ubiquitous |
Mediation of the extrusion of cAMP and cGMP in urine |
Organic anions and cyclic nucleotides |
Maher et al., 2005
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MRP6 |
Liver and Kidney |
Plays a vital constitutive housekeeping role in normal and abnormal hepatocytes. |
Lipophilic anions |
Madon et al., 2000
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MRP7 |
Heart, liver, skeletal muscle, and kidney |
Involved in phase III (cellular extrusion) of detoxification |
Lipophilic anion |
Chen et al., 2003
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MRP8 |
Liver |
Unknown |
Cyclic nucleotides |
Yabuuchi et al., 2002
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MRP9 |
Breast tissue and testis |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Yabuuchi et al., 2002
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