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Stabilization of microtubules by cevipabulin
Syeda Rubaiya Nasrin1, Arif Md Rashedul Kabir2, Akihiko Konagaya3
1Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-0810, Hokkaido, Japan.
Abstract:
We report the utility of cevipabulin as a stabilizing agent for microtubules. Cevipabulin-stabilized microtubules were more flexible compared to the microtubules stabilized by paclitaxel, the most commonly used microtubule stabilizing agent. Similar to the paclitaxel-stabilized microtubules, cevipabulin-stabilized microtubules were driven by kinesins in an in vitro gliding assay. The velocity of cevipabulin-stabilized microtubules was significantly higher than that of paclitaxel-stabilized microtubules. These findings will enrich the variety of microtubules with difference in mechanical and dynamic properties and widen their applications in nanotechnology.
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