How Taxol® stabilises microtubule structure

被引:221
作者
Amos, LA [1 ]
Löwe, J [1 ]
机构
[1] MRC, Mol Biol Lab, Cambridge CB2 2QH, England
来源
CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY | 1999年 / 6卷 / 03期
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10.1016/S1074-5521(99)89002-4
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 [生物化学与分子生物学]; 081704 [应用化学];
摘要
The structure of tubulin shows paclitaxel (Taxol (R)) binding to a pocket in beta tubulin on the microtubule's inner surface, which counteracts the effects of GTP hydrolysis occurring on the other side of the monomer.
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页码:R65 / R69
页数:5
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