Synaptic vesicle chips to assay botulinum neurotoxins

G Ferracci, R Miquelis, S Kozaki, M Seagar… - Biochemical …, 2005 - portlandpress.com
BoNTs (botulinum neurotoxins), considered to be the most toxic of all biological substances,
inhibit neurotransmission through proteolytic cleavage of SNARE (soluble N-ethylmaleimide …

Botulinum neurotoxin type A is internalized and translocated from small synaptic vesicles at the neuromuscular junction

C Colasante, O Rossetto, L Morbiato, M Pirazzini… - Molecular …, 2013 - Springer
Botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT/A) is the most frequent cause of human botulism and, at
the same time, is largely used in human therapy. Some evidence indicates that it enters …

Clostridial neurotoxins: mechanism of SNARE cleavage and outlook on potential substrate specificity reengineering

T Binz, S Sikorra, S Mahrhold - Toxins, 2010 - mdpi.com
The clostridial neurotoxin family consists of tetanus neurotoxin and seven distinct botulinum
neurotoxins which cause the diseases tetanus and botulism. The extreme potency of these …

How do the botulinum neurotoxins block neurotransmitter release: from botulism to the molecular mechanism of action

B Poulain, MR Popoff, J Molgó - The Botulinum Journal, 2008 - inderscienceonline.com
An overall picture of the botulinum toxins is provided, linking the recent developments in
their molecular and cellular aspects to the physiological actions. The pathophysiological …

Neuritogenic actions of botulinum neurotoxin A on cultured motor neurons

JA Coffield, X Yan - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental …, 2009 - ASPET
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are extremely potent neuromuscular poisons that act
through soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) …

Association of botulinum neurotoxin serotypes a and B with synaptic vesicle protein complexes

MR Baldwin, JT Barbieri - Biochemistry, 2007 - ACS Publications
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) elicit flaccid paralysis through cleavage of SNARE proteins
within peripheral neurons. There are seven serotypes of the BoNTs, termed A− G, which …

Action of botulinum neurotoxins in the central nervous system: antiepileptic effects

Y Bozzi, L Costantin, F Antonucci, M Caleo - Neurotoxicity research, 2006 - Springer
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are metalloprote-ases which act on nerve terminals and
cause a long-lasting inhibition of neurotransmitter release. BoNTs act by cleaving core …

Identification of the characteristics that underlie botulinum toxin potency: implications for designing novel drugs

LL Simpson - Biochimie, 2000 - Elsevier
Botulinum toxin is a uniquely potent substance whose natural site of action is the peripheral
cholinergic nerve ending. A substantial amount of information on the cellular, subcellular …

Post-intoxication inhibition of botulinum neurotoxin serotype A within neurons by small-molecule, non-peptidic inhibitors

G Ruthel, JC Burnett, JE Nuss, LM Wanner, LE Tressler… - Toxins, 2011 - mdpi.com
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) comprise seven distinct serotypes that inhibit the release of
neurotransmitter across neuromuscular junctions, resulting in potentially fatal flaccid …

Mechanism of action of clostridial neurotoxins and rational inhibitor design

BP Roques, C Anne, S Turcaud, MC Fournié-Zaluski - Biology of the Cell, 2000 - Elsevier
Botulinum neurotoxin type B (BoNT/B) belongs to the family of botulinum neurotoxins, which
contains seven proteins (serotypes A to G). They act on the peripheral nervous system …