Dissecting cellular processes using small molecules: Identification of colchicine-like, taxol-like and other small molecules that perturb mitosis

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 275-286

  Haggarty, Stephen J ^a,b   Mayer, Thomas U ^a   Miyamoto, David T ^a   Fathi, Reza ^a   King, Randall W ^a   Mitchison, Timothy J ^a   Schreiber, Stuart L ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colchicine like; Mitosis; Small molecule inhibitors; Taxol like; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034177962     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(00)00101-0     Document Type: Article

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