The Light Chain Defines the Duration of Action of Botulinum Toxin Serotype A Subtypes
ABSTRACT Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) is the causative agent of botulism and a widely used pharmaceutical to treat a variety of neurological diseases. BoNTs are 150-kDa protein toxins organized into heavy chain (HC) and light chain (LC) domains linked by a disulfide bond. The HC selectively binds to...
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Main Authors: | Sabine Pellett, Marite Bradshaw, William H. Tepp, Christina L. Pier, Regina C. M. Whitemarsh, Chen Chen, Joseph T. Barbieri, Eric A. Johnson |
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Language: | EN |
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American Society for Microbiology
2018
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/aedc52e97f8748b7906c9ad8d9dcb24e |
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