microtubule/tubulin

Paclitaxel (Taxol) is a natural product and a microtubule polymer stabilizer. Paclitaxel has anti-tumor activity and causes cell death by inducing mitotic arrest, apoptosis, and cell autophagy.

Maytansinol (Ansamitocin P-0) inhibits microtubule assembly and causes microtubule disassembly in vitro.

Ixabepilone (Azaepothilone B) is an orally bioavailable microtubule inhibitor. It binds to tubulin and promotes tubulin polymerization and microtubule stabilization, thereby arresting cells in the G2-M phase of the cell cycle and inducing tumor cell apoptosis.

cis-trismethoxy Resveratrol ((Z)-3,5,4'-Trimethoxystilbene) inhibits tubulin polymerization (IC50 = 4 μM) and has anti-mitotic effects.

Tubulin inhibitor 24 is a potent compound that inhibits tubulin polymerization.

MKC-1 (Ro-31-7453) is an orally bioavailable small-molecule bisindolylmaleimide cell cycle inhibitor with potential antineoplastic activity. MKC-1 and its metabolites inhibit tubulin polymerization, blocking mitotic spindle formation, which may result in apoptosis and tumor cell death.

Flubendazole (Flumoxane) is available OTC in Europe that is an anthelmintic using to treat worm infection in humans.

Docetaxel trihydrate (RP-56976 Trihydrate) is an antineoplastic agent that has a unique mechanism of action as an inhibitor of cellular mitosis and that currently plays a central role in the therapy of many solid tumor including breast and lung cancer. Therapy with docetaxel has been associated with a low rate of serum enzyme elevations and rarely to instances of acute hepatic necrosis generally due to severe hypersensitivity reactions or sepsis.

Colchicine is an orally active natural alkaloid that acts by inhibiting microtubule polymerization (IC50 = 3 nM) and as a competitive antagonist of the α3 glycine receptor. It possesses broad anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive, and antifibrotic activities, can inhibit NLRP3 inflammasome activation to prevent NSAID-induced small intestine injury, holds potential for gouty arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis research, and is commonly used to establish Alzheimer’s disease models.

Triclabendazole (CGA89317) has been used in trials studying Parasitic Disease.

Docetaxel (RP-56976), a semi-synthetic analog of paclitaxel, is a microtubule depolymerization inhibitor (IC50=0.2 μM) that attenuates the effects of bcl-2 and bcl-xL gene expression and exhibits apoptosis-inducing, anti-tumor activity.

Podofilox ((+)-Shikonin) is a lignan (LIGNANS) found in PODOPHYLLIN resin from the roots of PODOPHYLLUM plants. It is a potent spindle poison, toxic if taken internally, and has been used as a cathartic. It is very irritating to skin and mucous membranes, has keratolytic actions, has been used to treat warts and keratoses, and may have antineoplastic properties, as do some of its congeners and derivatives.

Albendazole (SKF-62979) is used as a drug indicated for the treatment of a variety of worm infestations.

2-Methoxyestradiol (2-ME2) is an orally bioavailable estradiol metabolite with potential antineoplastic activity. 2-Methoxyestradiol inhibits angiogenesis by reducing endothelial cell proliferation and inducing endothelial cell apoptosis. This agent also inhibits tumor cell growth by binding to tubulin, resulting in antimitotic activity, and by inducing caspase activation, resulting in cell cycle arrest in the G2 phase, DNA fragmentation, and apoptosis.

Cabazitaxel (taxoid XRP6258) is a taxane and antineoplastic agent which is currently used in the therapy of castration-resistant metastatic prostate cancer after failure of docetaxel.

4'-Demethylepipodophyllotoxin (DMEP) is a potent inhibitor of microtubule assembly.

Combretastatin A4 (CA4) is a microtubule-targeting agent that binds β-tubulin (Kd: 0.4 μM).

BRD9876 is a selective inhibitor of MM1S growth.

Tubulin inhibitor 6 (iHAP1) is an inhibitor of tubulin and a potent inhibitor of multiple cancer cell lines.

Auristatin E, a cytotoxic tubulin modifier, disrupts cell division by inhibiting tubulin polymerisation. This compound demonstrates potent and selective antitumor activities, serving as an MMAE analog and cytotoxin in antibody-drug conjugates.

Myoseverin, an inducer of the reversible fission of multinucleated myotubes into mononucleated fragments, affecting the expression of a variety of growth factor, immunomodulatory, extracellular matrix-remodeling, and stress response genes, consistent with

Curvulin is the active metabolite isolated from Paraphoma sp. VIZR 1.46. Curvularin inhibits iNOS expression and microtubule assembly.

Batabulin (T138067) is an antitumor compound that binds covalently and selectively to a subset of the β-tubulin isotypes, disrupting microtubule polymerization. This disruption affects cell morphology, induces cell-cycle arrest, and ultimately leads to apoptotic cell death.

Vincristine sulfate is an alkaloidal natural product that binds to microtubule proteins and inhibits the formation of microtubules, thereby inhibiting mitosis in tumor cells. Vincristine sulfate is used as a microtubule destabilizing agent in research studies for the treatment of hematologic neoplasms such as leukemias and lymphomas, as well as in studies related to sarcomas in children.