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Evidence for Microtubule Target Engagement in Tumors of Patients Receiving Ixabepilone
15 Dec 2007
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PURPOSE: Microtubule-stabilizing agents, such as taxanes, have been shown to be effective anticancer drugs. alpha-Tubulin, a basic unit of microtubules, can undergo several posttranslational modifications after assembly into stabilized microtubules, including acetylation and detyrosination. These modifications have been observed in cell cultures after exposure to microtubule stabilizers. Our objective was to...
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