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Taxol binds to ß-tubulin to promote microtubule assembly and it stabilises the microtubules and messes up the equilibrium between tubulin and microtubule. A cell with stable microtubules proceeds to programmed cell death without dividing.

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microtubeules is the structure taxol affects.

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Q: In animal cells taxol an anti-cancer drug binds to microtubules and accelerates their assembly stopping mitosis so what in the cell cycle does taxol affect?
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