A novel RRGW derived peptide is a promising inhibitor of BoNT/A

• Main Authors: Wantong Ma (Author), Lulu Wang (Author), Xiangmin Tan (Author), Xin Wang (Author), Chunyan Yang (Author), Yu Wang (Author), Ziye Liu (Author), Bo Liu (Author), Hai Zhu (Author), Dejuan Zhi (Author), Dongsheng Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT/A) is one of the most potent biotoxins ever known. Its entry into neurons could block vesicle exocytosis to abolish the release of neurotransmitters from nerve terminals, thus leading to muscle paralysis. Although there are so many peptides, antibodies a...