Chapter 12: Q2TYU (page 234)
Vinblastine is a standard chemotherapeutic drug used to treat cancer. Because it interferes with the assembly of microtubules, its effectiveness must be related to
(A) disruption of mitotic spindle formation.
(B) suppression of cyclin production
(C) myosin denaturation and inhibition of cleavage furrow formation
(D) inhibition of DNA synthesis
Short Answer
(A) The option 鈥渄isruption of mitotic spindle formation鈥 is false.
(B) The option 鈥渟uppression of cyclin production鈥 is true.
(C) The option 鈥渕yosin denaturation and inhibition of cleavage furrow formation鈥 is false.
(D) The option 鈥渋nhibition of DNA synthesis鈥 is false.
