MICROTUBULE DYNAMICS - TAKING AIM AT A MOVING TARGET

被引:205
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WILSON, L
JORDAN, MA
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CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY | 1995年 / 2卷 / 09期
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10.1016/1074-5521(95)90119-1
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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Antitumor drugs of the vinca alkaloid and taxane classes function by suppressing the dynamics of microtubules in spindles, blocking cell division at metaphase. The drugs bind to various sites on the tubulin dimer and at different positions within the microtubule, suggesting that there are many unexplored targets for the design of novel drugs of this type.
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页码:569 / 573
页数:5
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