Structure and Function of <i>Clostridium botulinum</i> Toxins (1995)

Microbiology and ImmunologyVolume 39, Issue 3 p. 161-168 MinireviewFree Access Structure and Function of Clostridium botulinum Toxins Keiji Oguma, Corresponding Author Keiji Oguma Department of Bacteriology, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama, Okayama, 700 JapanAddress correspondence to Dr. Keiji Oguma, Department of Bacteriology, Okayama University Medical School, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama, Okayama 700, Japan.Search for more papers by this authorYukako Fujinaga, Yukako Fujinaga Department of Bacteriology, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama, Okayama, 700 JapanSearch for more papers by this authorKaoru Inoue, Kaoru Inoue Department of Bacteriology, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama, Okayama, 700 JapanSearch for more papers by this author Keiji Oguma, Corresponding Author Keiji Oguma Department of Bacteriology, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama, Okayama, 700 JapanAddress correspondence to Dr. Keiji Oguma, Department of Bacteriology, Okayama University Medical School, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama, Okayama 700, Japan.Search for more papers by this authorYukako Fujinaga, Yukako Fujinaga Department of Bacteriology, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama, Okayama, 700 JapanSearch for more papers by this authorKaoru Inoue, Kaoru Inoue Department of Bacteriology, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama, Okayama, 700 JapanSearch for more papers by this author First published: March 1995 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1348-0421.1995.tb02184.xCitations: 121AboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Abbreviations Ach acetylcholine cha type C hemagglutinin component gene cnt type C nontoxic-nonHA component gene ctx type C neurotoxin gene HA hemagglutinin Mr molecular mass H chain heavy chain L chain light chain ORF open reading frame. References 1Agui, T., Syuto, B., Oguma, K., Iida, H., and Kubo, S. 1983. Binding of Clostridium botulinum type C neurotoxin to rat brain synaptosomes. J. Biochem. Tokyo 94: 521– 527. CrossrefCASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 2Agui, T., Syuto, B., Oguma, K., Iida, H., and Kubo, S. 1985. The structural relation between the antigenic determinants to monoclonal antibodies and binding sites to rat brain synaptosomes and GT1b ganglioside in Clostridium botulinum type C neurotoxin. J. Biochem. Tokyo 97: 213– 218. CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 3Binz, T., Blasi, J., Yamasaki, S., Baumeister, A., Link, E., Sudhof, T.C., Jahn, R., and Niemann, H. 1994. 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