Pharmacology
Phase 2 — Target Identification & Compound Profiling
2.3 Druggable Target Classes
2.3.8 Structural Proteins

2.3.8 Structural Proteins

Cytoskeletal and cell-wall structural proteins are also druggable.

PharmacologyPhase 2 — Target Identification & Compound Profiling2.3 Druggable Target Classes1 min readUpdated 2026-07-13

Cytoskeletal and cell-wall structural proteins are also druggable. Tubulin is targeted by paclitaxel and the vinca alkaloids, disrupting microtubule dynamics during mitosis, while bacterial cell-wall synthesis is targeted by beta-lactam antibiotics and vancomycin.

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