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Modeling the Colchicum autumnale Tubulin and a Comparison of Its Interaction with Colchicine to Human Tubulin
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Spasevska, Ivana , Wong, Gane K.-S. , Preto, Jordane , Winter, Philip , Dumontet , Charles , Ayoub, Ahmed T. , Tuszynski, Jack A.
Tubulin is the target for many small-molecule natural compounds, which alter microtubules dynamics, and lead to cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. One of these compounds is colchicine, a plant alkaloid produced by Colchicum autumnale. While C. autumnale produces a potent cytotoxin, colchicine, and...
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2016-12-09
Winter, Philip, Wang, Xumin, Mackey, John R. , Lee, John C. , Wong, Gane Ka-Shu, Ghosh, Sunita, Patterson, Jordan, Zhang, Hangxiao, Wang, Weiwei, Tuszynski, Jack A. , Katsetos, Christos D., Graham, Kathryn, Luduena, Richard F.
Tubulin is the target for very widely used anti-tumor drugs, including Vinca alkaloids, taxanes, and epothilones, which are an important component of chemotherapy in breast cancer and other malignancies. Paclitaxel and other tubulin-targeting drugs bind to the β subunit of tubulin, which is a...