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Davies, J. R., Britton, A., Liu, S. M. & Acharya, K. R. (2020). High-resolution crystal structures of the botulinum neurotoxin binding domains from subtypes A5 and A6. FEBS Open Bio, 10(8), 1474-1481
Open this publication in new window or tab >>High-resolution crystal structures of the botulinum neurotoxin binding domains from subtypes A5 and A6
2020 (English)In: FEBS Open Bio, E-ISSN 2211-5463, Vol. 10, no 8, p. 1474-1481Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Clostridium botulinumneurotoxins (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 domain that targets neuronal cell membranes (H-C), a translocation domain (H-N) and a catalytic domain (LC). Here, we present high-resolution crystal structures of the binding domains of BoNT subtypes/A5 (H-C/A5) and/A6 (H-C/A6). These structures show that the core fold identified in other subtypes is maintained, but with subtle differences at the expected receptor-binding sites.

Keywords
binding domain structure, botulinum neurotoxin, Clostridium botulinum, subtypes, X-ray crystallography
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Biological Sciences
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urn:nbn:se:su:diva-184389 (URN)10.1002/2211-5463.12931 (DOI)000551233400001 ()32654405 (PubMedID)
Available from: 2020-10-08 Created: 2020-10-08 Last updated: 2022-02-25Bibliographically approved
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ORCID iD: ORCID iD iconorcid.org/0000-0001-6359-0229

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