Open this publication in new window or tab >>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
National Category
Biological Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:su:diva-184389 (URN)10.1002/2211-5463.12931 (DOI)000551233400001 ()32654405 (PubMedID)
2020-10-082020-10-082022-02-25Bibliographically approved