Cancer is a disease in which cells exhibit uncontrolled cell division. Drugs used in the study of microtubules are also used in the treatment of cancer
Why are drugs that disrupt microtubules more useful in the treatment of cancer than are drugs used to disrupt microfilaments? What is the name of the category of these drugs that describes their function?
Fill in the blank with correct word.
Answer: Microtubules, especially those in the mitotic spindle, are more important than microfilaments in mitosis. Uncontrolled division of cancer cells depends on the correct functioning of microtubules. Drugs that disrupt the mitotic spindle are categorized as antimitotic drugs.
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