The binding sites of microtubule-stabilizing agents

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 301-315

  Field, Jessica J ^a   Díaz, José Fernando ^b   Miller, John H ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CABAZITAXEL; CERATAMINE; CYCLOSPORIN; CYCLOSTREPTIN; DICTYOSTATIN; DISCODERMOLIDE; DOCETAXEL; ELEUTHEROBIN; EPOTHILONE A; EPOTHILONE B; EPOTHILONE DERIVATIVE; IXABEPILONE; LAULIMALIDE; PACLITAXEL; PELORUSIDE; PELORUSIDE A; SARCODICTYIN A; SARCODICTYIN B; TUBULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZAMPANOLIDE;

BINDING AFFINITY; BREAST CANCER; CELL FUNCTION; DRUG BINDING SITE; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; DRUG TARGETING; G2 PHASE CELL CYCLE CHECKPOINT; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MICROTUBULE; PHARMACOPHORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; HUMANS; MICROTUBULES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STABILITY; TUBULIN; TUBULIN MODULATORS;

EID: 84875479599     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2013.01.014     Document Type: Review

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