antitubulin

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adjective

Inhibiting the action of tubulin.

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Meanings

adjectiveantitubulin (not comparable)
  1. not comparableInhibiting the action of tubulin.

    Clinical resistance to the Bcr-Abl inhibitor imatinib is a critical problem in treating CML. This study investigated the antitumor effect and mechanism of MPT0B169, a new antitubulin agent, in K562 CML cells and their derived imatinib-resistant cells, IMR2 and IMR3.

    2016 January 28, “MPT0B169, a New Antitubulin Agent, Inhibits Bcr-Abl Expression and Induces Mitochondrion-Mediated Apoptosis in Nonresistant and Imatinib-Resistant Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
nounantitubulin (plural antitubulins)

plural antitubulins

  1. Any agent that inhibits the action of tubulin.

Origin

From anti- + tubulin.

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APA

antitubulin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitubulin

MLA

“antitubulin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitubulin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antitubulin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antitubulin.

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