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Multiple microtubule alterations are associated with Vinca alkaloid resistance in human leukemia cells.
Cancer research - 1 Aug 2001
Kavallaris M, Tait A S, Walsh B J, He L, Horwitz S B, Norris M D, Haber M
Abstract excerpt
Vinca alkaloids are used extensively in the treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and despite their usefulness, drug resistance remains a serious clinical problem. Vinca alkaloids bind to the beta-tubulin subunit of the alpha/beta-tubulin heterodimer and inhibit polymerization...
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