High‐resolution crystal structures of the botulinum neurotoxin binding domains from subtypes A5 and A6

Clostridium botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) cause flaccid paralysis through inhibition of acetylcholine release from motor neurons; however, at tiny doses, this property is exploited for use as a therapeutic. Each member of the BoNT family of proteins consists of three distinct domains: a binding doma...

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Main Authors: Jonathan R. Davies, Amy Britton, Sai Man Liu, K. Ravi Acharya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-08-01
Series:FEBS Open Bio
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/2211-5463.12931