CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES ›› 2017, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (2): 180-184.

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Progress on parasite tubulin

Jia-qing YAO, Cong-shan LIU, Hao-bing ZHANG*()   

  1. National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Sciences and Technology Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai 200025, China
  • Received:2016-09-23 Online:2017-04-20 Published:2017-05-02
  • Contact: Hao-bing ZHANG E-mail:zhang_haobing@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81401691), the General Program of Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau (No. 201540170) and the International Science and Technology Cooperation (No. 2014DFA31130)

Abstract:

Parasites threaten the health of humans and animals, so there is an imperative need for pharmaceutical control and treatment of parasitic infection. The anti-parasite drugs targeting the microtubules of parasites have attracted much attention. In this article, we summarize the properties of microtubules, their interactions with drugs, resistance to drugs, as well as the experimental methods, in order to provide theoretical basis for exploring new anti-parasite drugs.

Key words: Parasite, Tubulin, Inhibitor, Mode of action, Drug resistance, Experimental methods

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