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Grade 12th passZoology

which of the following stabilises microtubules and interferes with mitosis
  1. colchicine
  2. tubulin
  3. taxol
  4. uincristiene

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11 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Gaurav
11 Years ago
Hello Student
Correct answer is 3. Taxol
Paclitaxel or Taxol is a mitotic inhibitor used in cancer chemotherapy and docetaxel represent the taxane family of drugs
The anticancer agent taxol stabilises microtubules and interferes with mitosis.
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11 Years ago
The correct answer is (3) taxol

Paclitaxel is one of several cytoskeletal drugs that target tubulin. Paclitaxel-treated cells have defects in mitotic spindle assembly, chromosome segregation, and cell division. Unlike other tubulin-targeting drugs such as colchicine that inhibit microtubule assembly, paclitaxel stabilizes the microtubule polymer and protects it from disassembly. Chromosomes are thus unable to achieve a metaphase spindle configuration. This blocks progression of mitosis, and prolonged activation of the mitotic checkpoint triggers apoptosis or reversion to the G-phase of the cell cycle without cell division.