NanoParticle Ontology

Last uploaded: August 17, 2012
Preferred Name

taxane-pocket binding agent

Synonyms
Definitions

<ncicp:ComplexDefinition><ncicp:def-definition>Tubulin binding agent that binds to the taxane site of the beta-tubulin subunit, a region described as a binding pocket located within the middle domain and corresponding to an approximate residue sequence of 217-231. Specifically, these agents bind to a cysteine residue within the pocket, which is also the binding site for GTP. Agents binding at the taxane site promote the polymerization of dimers to form a very rigid and stable microtubule structure which is not readily disassembled. Interfering with microtubule dynamics, these agents inhibit the normal turnover process essential during mitosis, thereby causing cell-cycle arrest and/or apoptosis. [source: NCIT]</ncicp:def-definition></ncicp:ComplexDefinition>

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/npo#NPO_556

code

NPO_556

dBXrefID

NCIT:C67437

definition

<ncicp:ComplexDefinition><ncicp:def-definition>Tubulin binding agent that binds to the taxane site of the beta-tubulin subunit, a region described as a binding pocket located within the middle domain and corresponding to an approximate residue sequence of 217-231. Specifically, these agents bind to a cysteine residue within the pocket, which is also the binding site for GTP. Agents binding at the taxane site promote the polymerization of dimers to form a very rigid and stable microtubule structure which is not readily disassembled. Interfering with microtubule dynamics, these agents inhibit the normal turnover process essential during mitosis, thereby causing cell-cycle arrest and/or apoptosis. [source: NCIT]</ncicp:def-definition></ncicp:ComplexDefinition>

label

taxane-pocket binding agent

preferred_name

taxane-pocket binding agent

prefixIRI

npo:NPO_556

prefLabel

taxane-pocket binding agent

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/npo#NPO_315

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