Elevated expression of TMEM205, a hypothetical membrane protein, is associated with cisplatin resistance.

ABSTRACT: Development of cisplatin resistance in cancer cells appears to be a consequence of multiple epigenetic alterations in genes involved in DNA damage repair, proto-oncogenes, apoptosis, transporters, transcription factors, etc. In this study, we found that expression of the hypothetical transmembrane protein TMEM205 (previously known as MBC3205) is associated with cisplatin resistance. TMEM205 was first detected by functional cloning from a retroviral cDNA library made from human cisplatin-resistant (CP-r) cells. TMEM205 is predicted to be a transmembrane protein, but its expression, localization, and function have not previously been investigated. A polyclonal antibody directed to the TMEM205 protein was raised in our laboratory. Using this antibody, it was demonstrated that this protein is

SUBMITTER: Shen DW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2971691 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature