Because uncontrolled cell proliferation is a characteristic of cancer cells, drugs used in cancer treatment often try to inhibit mitosis. What is one way in which such a drug could function?

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MCQs on the cell and its structures, including molecular compounds, structural features, and organelles including the nucleus, cytoskeleton, and extracellular matrix. Particular emphasis on transport mechanisms and membrane trafficking, cellular signaling, the cell cycle including mitosis and meiosis, and gene expression.
 


Because uncontrolled cell proliferation is a characteristic of cancer cells, drugs used in cancer treatment often try to inhibit mitosis. What is one way in which such a drug could function?