tubulin interaction

Towards modern anticancer agents that interact with tubulin

Tubulin is the primary target of an ever growing number of natural, semisynthetic and synthetic products as potential anticancer agents. The mechanisms of interaction of these molecules with tubulin are varied. These drug classes have shown to inhibit effectively several cancer types with IC50 from midmicromolar to low nanomolar concentrations. However, some limiting obstacles still remain, such as the development of multidrug resistance and cytotoxicity.

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