The benzophenanthridine alkaloid sanguinarine perturbs microtubule assembly dynamics through tubulin binding. A possible mechanism for its antiproliferative activity.

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Published in FEBS J on May 01, 2006

Authors

Manu Lopus1, Dulal Panda

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1: School of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India.

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