Vinblastine, a chemotherapeutic drug used to treat breast and testicular cancers, interferes with the assembly of microtubules. Speculate how this drug works to inhibit cancer cell growth.
A) Vinblastine inhibits transition from G1to S.
B) Vinblastine inhibits transition from S to G2.
C) Vinblastine inhibits cytokinesis.
D) Vinblastine disrupts mitotic spindle formation and consequently mitosis.
E) Vinblastine inhibits cyclin production.
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