Evaluation of the tubulin-bound paclitaxel conformation: synthesis, biology, and SAR studies of C-4 to C-3' bridged paclitaxel analogues. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The important anticancer drug paclitaxel binds to the beta-subunit of the alphabeta-tubulin dimer in the microtubule in a stoichiometric ratio, promoting microtubule polymerization and stability. The conformation of microtubule-bound drug has been the subject of intense study, and various suggestions have been proposed. In previous work we presented experimental and theoretical evidence that paclitaxel adopts a T-shaped conformation when it is bound to tubulin. In this study we report additional experimental data and calculations that delineate the allowable parameters for effective paclitaxel-tubulin interactions.

publication date

  • January 31, 2007

Research

keywords

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Paclitaxel
  • Tubulin

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC2585518

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 33847398220

PubMed ID

  • 17263521

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 50

issue

  • 4