Mechanism of microtubule stabilization by taccalonolide AJ

Autor: Yuxi Wang, Yamei Yu, Guo-Bo Li, Shu-Ang Li, Chengyong Wu, Benoît Gigant, Wenming Qin, Hao Chen, Yangping Wu, Qiang Chen, Jinliang Yang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15787
Popis: Microtubule-stabilizing agents (MSAs) promote the polymerization of tubulin and are of great interest as anticancer drugs. Here the authors present the crystal structure of the MSA taccalonolide AJ bound to tubulin and give insights into its mode of action, which might help in the design of novel MSAs.
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