National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Vinca-Domain Binding Agent

Synonyms

Vinca-Domain Binding Agent

Vinca-Domain Binding Agents

Vinca-Site Binding Agent

Vinca-Site Binding Agents

Definitions

Any of a class of anti-mitotic compounds that bind to the vinca site of the beta tubulin subunit, a region located within the middle domain of the tubulin structure and corresponding with a residue sequence approximating 177-215. The agent binds to the vinca site to produce a conformational change in the protofilament structure and at high concentrations, to induce the formation of spirals and crystal aggregates; these changes impair the polymerization of tubulin dimers and thereby, prevent the assembly of microtubules. The subsequent decrease in the amount of formed microtubules causes disassembly of the mitotic spindle resulting from instability of the structure during the mitotic interphase, eventually leading to cell cycle arrest and/or apoptosis. Vinca-site binding agents include natural compounds isolated from the periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus, formally, Vinca roseus) plant and synthetic compounds.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C67422

code

C67422

DEFINITION

Any of a class of anti-mitotic compounds that bind to the vinca site of the beta tubulin subunit, a region located within the middle domain of the tubulin structure and corresponding with a residue sequence approximating 177-215. The agent binds to the vinca site to produce a conformational change in the protofilament structure and at high concentrations, to induce the formation of spirals and crystal aggregates; these changes impair the polymerization of tubulin dimers and thereby, prevent the assembly of microtubules. The subsequent decrease in the amount of formed microtubules causes disassembly of the mitotic spindle resulting from instability of the structure during the mitotic interphase, eventually leading to cell cycle arrest and/or apoptosis. Vinca-site binding agents include natural compounds isolated from the periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus, formally, Vinca roseus) plant and synthetic compounds.

FULL_SYN

Vinca-Domain Binding Agent

Vinca-Domain Binding Agents

Vinca-Site Binding Agent

Vinca-Site Binding Agents

label

Vinca-Domain Binding Agent

Legacy Concept Name

Vinca-Site_Binding_Agent

Preferred_Name

Vinca-Domain Binding Agent

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C67422

Semantic_Type

Chemical Viewed Functionally

UMLS_CUI

C1883533

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C25974

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