Myosin Vb Traffics P-glycoprotein to the Apical Membrane of Intestinal Epithelial Cells

The xenobiotic efflux pump P-glycoprotein is highly expressed on the apical membrane of the gastrointestinal tract where it regulates the levels of intracellular substrates. P-glycoprotein is altered in disease, but the mechanisms which regulate the levels of P-glycoprotein are still being explored. The molecular motor Myosin Vb (Myo5b) traffics diverse cargo to the apical membrane of intestinal epithelial cells. We hypothesized that Myo5b was responsible for delivery of P-glycoprotein to the apical membrane of enterocytes.