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Tumor cells resistant to a microtubule-depolymerizing hemiasterlin analogue, HTI-286, have mutations in alpha- or beta-tubulin and increased microtubule stability.
Biochemistry - 9 Nov 2004
Poruchynsky Marianne S, Kim Jong-Hyeok, Nogales Eva, Annable Tami, Loganzo Frank, Greenberger Lee M, Sackett Dan L, Fojo Tito
Abstract excerpt
Hemiasterlins are sponge-derived tripeptides that inhibit cell growth by depolymerizing existing microtubules and inhibiting microtubule assembly. Since hemiasterlins are poor substrates for P-glycoprotein, they are attractive candidates for cancer therapy and have been undergoing clinical trials...
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