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  • Title: Analysis of drug-tubulin interaction by trypsin cleavage: comparison for colchicine, podophyllotoxin, griseofulvin, vinblastine and taxol.
    Author: Wandosell F, Villanueva N, Serrano L, Avila J.
    Journal: Comp Biochem Physiol B; 1986; 85(3):635-8. PubMed ID: 2878792.
    Abstract:
    Trypsin preferentially cleaves the alpha subunit of depolymerized tubulin or vinblastine induced aggregates (in which longitudinal interactions between tubulin molecules could take place). No cleavage was found for tubulin polymerized into microtubules (containing lateral and longitudinal tubulin interactions), in the presence of taxol. In the presence of colchicine or podophyllotoxin the alpha subunit was partially protected from proteolytic digestion. Trypsin digestion pattern varied upon the addition of different concentrations of griseofulvin. At the higher concentration used, in which microtubules assembly was inhibited, both tubulin subunits were cleaved.
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