“…Understanding how this transport is effected remains a major challenge ( Kell & Oliver, 2014 ). We have brought together considerable published evidence (e.g., Dobson & Kell, 2008 ; Kell, 2013 ; Kell, 2015 ; Kell et al, 2013 ; Kell, Dobson & Oliver, 2011 ; Kell & Oliver, 2014 ) that suggests that (in contrast to the general textbook belief, e.g., Avdeef, 2012 ; Cao, Yu & Sun, 2006 ; Krogsgaard-Larsen, Liljefors & Madsen, 1996 ; Van De Waterbeemd & Testa, 2009 ) small molecule drugs ‘hitchhike’ on the many protein transporters ( Kell, 2013 ; Kell & Goodacre, 2014 ; Sahoo et al, 2014 ; Thiele et al, 2013 ) that are part of normal intermediary metabolism. These transporters may be identified via experiments where gene expression levels are manipulated systematically as independent variables ( César-Razquin et al, 2015 ; Giacomini et al, 2010 ; Han et al, 2015 ; Kell & Oliver, 2014 ; Lanthaler et al, 2011 ; Winter et al, 2014 ).…”