The effects of chelidonine on tubulin polymerisation, cell cycle progression and selected signal transmission pathways

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 111-118

  Panzer, Annie ^a   Joubert, Anna M ^a   Bianchi, Pepita C ^b   Hamel, Ernest ^c   Seegers, Johanna C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaloid; Chelidonine; Spindle checkpoint; Tubulin polymerisation; Ukrain

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ANTIMITOTIC AGENT; AVIDIN; BENZOPHENANTHRIDINE DERIVATIVE; BIOTIN; CHELIDONINE; COLCHICINE DERIVATIVE; CYCLIN B1; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 2; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DNA; DOPAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PHOSPHOROTHIOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN C JUN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; TUBULIN; UKRAIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CATTLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE PHASE; CELL GROWTH; CELL LINE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; METAPHASE; MICROTUBULE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MITOSIS; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035134884     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0171-9335-00135     Document Type: Article

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