Illustration of a taxol molecule (foreground,ball-and-stick model) and microtubules (blue and yellow,background). Taxol is an anti-cancer drug which stabilises microtubules in cells,disrupting their disassembly. This action results in chromosomes being unable to achieve a metaphase spindle configuration disrupting the progression of cell division (mitosis). Taxol can also prevent the microtubule detachment from centrosomes,a process normally activated during mitosis. | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Andrade, Ramon / 3dciencia |
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