Modulation of taxane binding to tubulin curved and straight conformations by systematic 3'N modification provides for improved microtubule binding, persistent cytotoxicity and in vivo potency.
Eur J Med Chem. 2023 Nov 5;259:115668. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115668. Epub 2023 Jul 19.
Eur J Med Chem. 2023.
PMID: 37490800
The anticancer activity of taxanes arises from their ability to induce tubulin assembly by selectively recognizing the curved (c-) conformation in unassembled tubulin as compared to the straight (s-) conformation in assembled tubulin. We first designed and synthesized a se …
The anticancer activity of taxanes arises from their ability to induce tubulin assembly by selectively recognizing the curved (c-) conformat …