Direct photoaffinity labeling of tubulin with taxol

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 1992, Pages 785-788

  Rao, Srinivasa ^a   Horwitz, Susan Band ^a   Ringel, Israel ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PACLITAXEL; TUBULIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL DIVISION; DRUG BINDING; EUKARYOTIC CELL; ISOTOPE LABELING; METABOLIC INHIBITION; MICROTUBULE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; PHOTOAFFINITY LABELING; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

AFFINITY LABELS; ALKALOIDS; BINDING SITES; MICROTUBULES; PACLITAXEL; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TUBULIN;

EID: 0026747827     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/84.10.785     Document Type: Article

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