Cloned (Comment) | Organism |
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cloning of the gene encoding the BoNT/A heavy chain as 1275 bp AHc fragment synthesized by PCR, and overexpression as His6-tagged protein in Escherichia coli | Clostridium botulinum |
Natural Substrates | Organism | Comment (Nat. Sub.) | Natural Products | Comment (Nat. Pro.) | Rev. | Reac. |
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additional information | Clostridium botulinum | ganglioside GT1b is considered as BoNT/A receptor at nerve cells and can bind to the C-terminal end of the heavy chain | ? | - |
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Organism | UniProt | Comment | Textmining |
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Clostridium botulinum | P10845 | - |
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Purification (Comment) | Organism |
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recombinant His6-tagged BoNT/A heavy chain fragment from Escherichia coli by nickel affinity chromatography | Clostridium botulinum |
Substrates | Comment Substrates | Organism | Products | Comment (Products) | Rev. | Reac. |
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additional information | ganglioside GT1b is considered as BoNT/A receptor at nerve cells and can bind to the C-terminal end of the heavy chain | Clostridium botulinum | ? | - |
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Synonyms | Comment | Organism |
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BoNT/A | - |
Clostridium botulinum |
Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin serotype A | - |
Clostridium botulinum |
General Information | Comment | Organism |
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physiological function | BoNT/A is an extremely potent bacterial protein toxin. The Hc fragment of BoNT/A is non-toxic, antigenic, and capable of eliciting a protective immunity in animals challenged with homologous BoNT | Clostridium botulinum |