Replacing the tropolonic methoxyl group of colchicine with methylamino increases tubulin binding affinity with improved therapeutic index and overcomes paclitaxel cross-resistance
Juanjuan Yang, Dake Song, Bingqian Li, Xiaoxiao Gao, Yuetong Wang, Xiaohu Li, Changshun Bao, Caijiao Wu, Yu Bao, Samuel Waxman, Guoliang Chen, Yongkui Jing
Topics & Concepts
PaclitaxelColchicineVincristinePharmacologyTubulinIn vivoChemistryTherapeutic indexVincaCancer researchChemotherapyMicrotubuleDrugBiologyMedicineInternal medicineCyclophosphamideCell biologyGeneticsMicrotubule and mitosis dynamicsSynthesis and biological activityMelanoma and MAPK Pathways