Advanced search
Publication Cover
Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry Volume 70, 2006 - Issue 3
Journal homepage
154
Views
10
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Prostaglandins from a Zoanthid: Paclitaxel-Like Neurite-Degenerating and Microtubule-Stabilizating Activities

Chunguang HANGraduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University
,
Jianhua QIGraduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University
,
Xiaojin SHIGraduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University
,
Youji SAKAGAMIGraduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University
,
Takahiro SHIBATAGraduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University
,
Koji UCHIDAGraduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University
&
Makoto OJIKAGraduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University
 show all
Pages 706-711 | Received 03 Oct 2005, Accepted 02 Nov 2005, Published online: 22 May 2014

  • 1) Kirschner, M., and Mitchison, T., Beyond self-assembly: from microtubules to morphogenesis. Cell, 45, 329–342 (1986).
  • 2) Mitchison, T., and Kirschner, M., Dynamic instability of microtubule growth. Nature, 312, 237–242 (1984).
  • 3) Mitchison, T., and Kirschner, M., Microtubule assembly nucleated by isolated centrosomes. Nature, 312, 232–237 (1984).
  • 4) Schiff, P. B., Fant, J., and Horwitz, S. B., Promotion of microtubule assembly in vitro by Taxol. Nature, 277, 665–667 (1979).
  • 5) Schiff, P. B., and Horwitz, S. B., Taxol stabilizes microtubules in mouse fibroblast cells. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 77, 1561–1565 (1980).
  • 6) Horwitz, S. B., Mechanism of action of Taxol. Trends Pharmacol. Sci., 13, 134–136 (1992).
  • 7) Horwitz, S. B., Cohen, D., Rao, S., Ringel, I., Shen, H. J., and Yang, C. P., Taxol: mechanism of action and resistance. Mon. Natl. Cancer Inst., 15, 55–61 (1993).
  • 8) Parekh, H., and Simpkins, H., The transport and binding of taxol. Gen. Pharmac., 29, 167–172 (1997).
  • 9) Fuchs, D. A., and Johnson, R. K., Cytologic evidence that Taxol, an antineoplastic agent from Taxus brevifolia, acts as a mitotic spindle poison. Cancer Treat. Rep., 62, 1219–1222 (1978).
  • 10) Malkinson, F. D., Colchicine: new uses for an old, old drug. Arch. Dermatol., 118, 453–457 (1982).
  • 11) Toso, R. J., Jordan, M. A., Farrell, K. W., Matsumoto, B., and Wilson, L., Kinetic stabilization of microtubule dynamic instability in vitro by vinblastine. Biochemistry, 32, 1285–1293 (1993).
  • 12) Hastie, S. B., Interactions of colchicine with tubulin. Pharmacol. Ther., 51, 377–401 (1991).
  • 13) Rowinsky, E. K., and Donehower, R. C., Drug therapy: paclitaxel (Taxol). N. Engl. J. Med., 332, 1004–1014 (1995).
  • 14) Kohno, M., Hattori, A., and Yamaguchi, H., Application of NGF/PC12 cell system for screening tubulin inhibitors. Gan to Kagaku Ryoho, 24, 164–177 (1997).
  • 15) Kohno, M., Watanabe, K., and Tanimura, S., Examination of tubulin inhibition activity. Gan to Kagaku Ryoho, 1, 501–506 (2004).
  • 16) Greene, L., and Tischler, S., Establishment of a noradrenergic clonal line of adrenal pheochromocytoma cells which respond to nerve growth factor. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 3, 2424–2428 (1976).
  • 17) Stachel, S. J., Biswas, K., and Danishefsky, S. J., The epothilones, eleutherobins, and related types of molecules. Curr. Pharm. Des., 7, 1277–1290 (2001).
  • 18) Bollag, D. M., McQueney, P. A., Zhu, J., Hensens, O., Koupal, L., Liesch, J., Goetz, M., Lazarides, E., and Woods, C. M., Epothilones, a new class of microtubule-stabilizing agents with a Taxol-like mechanism of action. Cancer Res., 55, 2325–2333 (1995).
  • 19) Kowalski, R. J., Giannakakou, P., and Hamel, E., Activities of the microtubule-stabilizing agents epothilones A and B with purified tubulin and in cells resistant to paclitaxel (Taxol®). J. Biol. Chem., 272, 2534–2541 (1997).
  • 20) Weinheimer, A. J., and Spraggins, R. L., The occurrence of two new prostaglandin derivatives (15-epi-PGA2 and its acetate, methyl ester) in the gorgonian, Plexaura homomalla Chemistry of Coelenterates. XV. Tetrahedron Lett., 5185–5188 (1969).
  • 21) Schneider, W. P., Hamilton, R. D., and Rhuland, L. E., Occurrence of esters of (15S)-prostaglandin A2 and E2 in coral. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 94, 2122–2123 (1972).
  • 22) Bundy, G. L., Daniels, E. G., Lincoln, H., and Pike, J. E., Isolation of a new naturally occurring prostaglandin, 5-trans-PGA2. Synthesis of 5-trans-PGE2 and 5-trans-PGF2α. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 4, 2124 (1972).
  • 23) Light, R. J., and Samuelsson, B., Identification of prostaglandins in the gorgonian, Plexaura homomalla. Eur. J. Biochem., 28, 232–240 (1972).

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.