Taxol, an anti-cancer drug from the bark of the Pacific yew tree, has the opposite action of colchicine. Taxol stabilizes microtubules and thus prevents the breakdown of spindle fibers. Why would taxol be used as a chemical agent to help fight rapidly dividing cells in cancerous tissue? Select an answer and submit. For keyboard navigation, use the up/down arrow keys to select an answer. Because it inibits microtubule assembly, which causes the cell to arrest in anaphase, thereby stopping the cell from a. dividing. Because it inibits microtubule assembly, which causes the cell to arrest in metaphase, thereby stopping the cell from b. dividing. Because it stablizes the microtubles and prevents them from disassembling, causing the cell to arrest in metaphase, thereby stopping the cell from dividing. Because it stablizes the microtubles and prevents them from disassembling, causing the cell to arrest in prometaphase, thereby stopping the cell from dividing