Molecular Basis for Resistance of Acanthamoeba Tubulins to All Major Classes of Antitubulin Compounds

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
2008.0

Abstract

Tubulin is essential to eukaryotic cells and is targeted by several antineoplastics, herbicides, and antimicrobials. We demonstrate that Acanthamoeba spp. are resistant to five antimicrotubule compounds, unlike any other eukaryote studied so far. Resistance correlates with critical amino acid differences within the inhibitor binding sites of the tubulin heterodimers.

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