Abstract:Stathmin, a microtubule depolymerization protein, belongs to the microtubule-destabilizing protein family. It can interact with a variety of intracellular proteins to participate in the regulation of cell cycle, cell migration, signal transduction and transporter. Stathmin can be phosphorylated by a variety of intracellular kinases such as MAPK, CDK, which regulates depolymerization of microtubule. It has been confirmed that overexpression of Stathmin is associated with tumorigenesis and development of cancer, therapeutic response of anti-microtubule drugs. In this review, the biological characteristics of Stathmin, its interaction with other molecules, and relationship with esophageal cancer were described.