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ArticleToxins2018

Purification and Characterization of Recombinant Botulinum Neurotoxin Serotype FA, Also Known as Serotype H.

Gavin Hackett, Kevin Moore, David Burgin, Fraser Hornby, Bryony Gray, Mark Elliott, Imran Mir, Matthew Beard

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Article in Toxins, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gavin HackettIpsen Bioinnovation Ltd., 102 Park Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon OX14 4RY, UK. gavin.s.hackett@gmail.com.
Kevin MooreIpsen Bioinnovation Ltd., 102 Park Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon OX14 4RY, UK. kevin.moore@ipsen.com.
David BurginIpsen Bioinnovation Ltd., 102 Park Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon OX14 4RY, UK. dave.burgin@ipsen.com.
Fraser HornbyIpsen Bioinnovation Ltd., 102 Park Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon OX14 4RY, UK. fraser.hornby@ipsen.com.
Bryony GrayIpsen Bioinnovation Ltd., 102 Park Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon OX14 4RY, UK. bryony.gray@ipsen.com.
Mark ElliottIpsen Bioinnovation Ltd., 102 Park Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon OX14 4RY, UK. mark.elliott@ipsen.com.
Imran MirIpsen Bioinnovation Ltd., 102 Park Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon OX14 4RY, UK. imran.mir.abingdon@ipsen.com.
Matthew BeardIpsen Bioinnovation Ltd., 102 Park Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon OX14 4RY, UK. matthew.beard@ipsen.com.
Ipsen (United Kingdom) · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have purified and characterized recombinant botulinum neurotoxin serotype FA (BoNT/FA). This protein has also been named as a new serotype (serotype H), but the classification has been controversial. A lack of well-characterized, highly pure material has been a roadblock to study. Here we report purification and characterization of enzymatically active, and of inactive nontoxic, recombinant forms of BoNT/FA as tractable alternatives to purifying this neurotoxin from native

Indexed as

Botulinum ToxinsNeurotoxinsAnimalsCells, CulturedEscherichia coliGlutamic AcidMaleMiceNeuronsPhrenic NerveProteolysisRats, Sprague-DawleyRecombinant ProteinsSerogroupSNARE ProteinsVesicle-Associated Membrane Protein 2Botulinum ToxinsGlutamic AcidNeurotoxinsRecombinant ProteinsSNARE ProteinsVesicle-Associated Membrane Protein 2bacterial toxinbotulinum toxinneurotoxinneurotransmitter releaseprotein purificationproteolytic enzymerecombinant protein expressionSNARE proteins

Identifiers

PMID29751611
PMCPMC5983251
OpenAlexW2800834686

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