Botulinum neurotoxins: biology, pharmacology, and toxicology

M Pirazzini, O Rossetto, R Eleopra… - Pharmacological …, 2017 - ASPET
The study of botulinum neurotoxins (BoNT) is rapidly progressing in many aspects. Novel
BoNTs are being discovered owing to next generation sequencing, but their biologic and …

Botulinum neurotoxin: a marvel of protein design

M Montal - Annual review of biochemistry, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), the causative agent of botulism, is acknowledged to be the
most poisonous protein known. BoNT proteases disable synaptic vesicle exocytosis by …

Pathogenicity and virulence of Clostridium botulinum

AM Rawson, AW Dempster, CM Humphreys… - Virulence, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Clostridium botulinum, a polyphyletic Gram-positive taxon of bacteria, is classified purely by
their ability to produce botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT). BoNT is the primary virulence factor …

[图书][B] Structure and function of intrinsically disordered proteins

P Tompa, A Fersht - 2009 - taylorfrancis.com
The existence and functioning of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) challenge the
classical structure-function paradigm that equates function with a well-defined 3D structure …

Botulinum neurotoxin is shielded by NTNHA in an interlocked complex

S Gu, S Rumpel, J Zhou, J Strotmeier, H Bigalke… - Science, 2012 - science.org
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are highly poisonous substances that are also effective
medicines. Accidental BoNT poisoning often occurs through ingestion of Clostridium …

Clinical uses of botulinum neurotoxins: current indications, limitations and future developments

S Chen - Toxins, 2012 - mdpi.com
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) cause flaccid paralysis by interfering with vesicle fusion and
neurotransmitter release in the neuronal cells. BoNTs are the most widely used therapeutic …

Cell entry strategy of clostridial neurotoxins

T Binz, A Rummel - Journal of neurochemistry, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Tetanus neurotoxin and botulinum neurotoxins are the causative agents of tetanus and
botulism. They block the release of neurotransmitters from synaptic vesicles in susceptible …

The long journey of botulinum neurotoxins into the synapse

A Rummel - Toxicon, 2015 - Elsevier
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNT) cause the disease botulism, a flaccid paralysis of the muscle.
They are also very effective, widely used medicines applied locally in sub-nanogram …

Domain organization in Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin type E is unique: its implication in faster translocation

D Kumaran, S Eswaramoorthy, W Furey… - Journal of molecular …, 2009 - Elsevier
Clostridium botulinum produces seven antigenically distinct neurotoxins [C. botulinum
neurotoxins (BoNTs) A–G] sharing a significant sequence homology. Based on sequence …

The structure of the tetanus toxin reveals pH‐mediated domain dynamics

G Masuyer, J Conrad, P Stenmark - EMBO reports, 2017 - embopress.org
The tetanus neurotoxin (Te NT) is a highly potent toxin produced by Clostridium tetani that
inhibits neurotransmission of inhibitory interneurons, causing spastic paralysis in the tetanus …