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DISASSEMBLY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)

Example:

Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons

Synonyms:

disassembly; dismantlement; dismantling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("disassembly" is a kind of...):

activity (any specific behavior)

Antonym:

assembly (the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery))

assembly (the social act of assembling)

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 Context examples: 

Docetaxel binds specifically to the beta-tubulin subunit of microtubules and thereby antagonizes the disassembly of the microtubule proteins.

(Docetaxel Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)

Docetaxel displays potent and broad antineoplastic properties; it binds to and stabilizes tubulin, thereby inhibiting microtubule disassembly which results in cell- cycle arrest at the G2/M phase and cell death.

(Docetaxel, NCI Thesaurus)

Nocodazole binds to beta-tubulin and disrupts microtubule assembly/disassembly dynamics.

(Nocodazole, NCI Thesaurus)

This process, which involves the disruption and reestablishment of epithelial cell-cell contacts, may be regulated by the disassembly and assembly of AJs.

(Beta Catenin, NCI Thesaurus/from OMIM)

BMS-188797 binds to and stabilizes the resulting microtubules, thereby inhibiting microtubule disassembly which results in cell- cycle arrest at the G2/M phase and apoptosis.

(BMS-188797, NCI Thesaurus)

Paclitaxel binds to tubulin and interferes with the assembly/disassembly dynamics of microtubules, thereby resulting in the inhibition of cell division.

(Paclitaxel liposome, NCI Thesaurus)

Paclitaxel binds to and stabilizes tubulin molecules, thereby interfering with the dynamics of microtubule assembly/disassembly and resulting in the inhibition of cell division.

(Pegylated Paclitaxel, NCI Thesaurus)

Ansamitomicin P-3 binds to tubulin at the maytansine-binding site, thereby inhibiting microtubule assembly, inducing microtubule disassembly, and disrupting mitosis.

(Ansamitomicin P-3, NCI Thesaurus)

Ortataxel binds to and stabilizes tubulin molecules, thereby interfering with the dynamics of microtubule assembly/disassembly.

(Ortataxel, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon reconstitution and administration, paclitaxel binds to tubulin and inhibits the disassembly of microtubules, thereby resulting in the inhibition of cell division.

(Paclitaxel Injection Concentrate for Nanodispersion, NCI Thesaurus)