Question

Cancer can be treated with taxol because it interferes with __________.

a) microfilaments required for cell division
b) intermediate filaments required for cell division
c) G-actin synthesis
d) microtubules required for cell division

Answer 1

Taxol interferes with microtubules required for cell division by stabilizing them and disrupting mitosis.

Step-by-step explanation:

Taxol interferes with microtubules required for cell division.

Microtubules are tubular structures that are essential for the separation of chromosomes during cell division.

Taxol binds to tubulin, a protein subunit of microtubules, and stabilizes them, leading to the disruption of mitosis and the inhibition of cell division.