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Microtubule protein beta chain (β-tubulin)

Target: β-tubulin
Molecular classification: Structural protein, Cytoskeletal protein

Overview

The microtubule protein beta chain (β-tubulin) is an essential cytoskeletal component involved in maintaining cell shape, enabling intracellular transport processes, facilitating accurate chromosome segregation during cell division, and serving as a critical drug target—especially in oncology—for agents that modulate its polymerization dynamics.

Other names: Beta tubulin

Mechanism of action

Microtubule stabilization or destabilization, leading to mitotic arrest and apoptosis

Biological functions

Structural supportIntracellular transportMitosisMeiosisCell motilityCell shape maintenanceOrganelle positioning

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CancerNeurodegenerative disease

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Drug resistanceNeurotoxicityMyelosuppression

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Paclitaxel

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