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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Small Molecule Receptor Binding Inhibitors with In Vivo Efficacy against Botulinum Neurotoxin Serotypes A and E.

Alon Ben David, Ada Barnea, Eran Diamant, Eyal Dor, Arieh Schwartz, Amram Torgeman, Ran Zichel

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Botulinum neurotoxin: from molecular pathogenesis to emerging countermeasures.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2026
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  2. A case report of atypical type E botulism.World journal of emergency medicine · 2026
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  7. Advances in Clostridial and Related Neurotoxins.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alon Ben DavidDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness Ziona 74100001, Israel.
Ada BarneaDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness Ziona 74100001, Israel.
Eran DiamantDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness Ziona 74100001, Israel.
Eyal DorDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness Ziona 74100001, Israel.
Arieh SchwartzDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness Ziona 74100001, Israel.
Amram TorgemanDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness Ziona 74100001, Israel.
Ran ZichelDepartment of Biotechnology, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness Ziona 74100001, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-3249-4901
Israel Institute for Biological Research · IL

Funding

Israel Institute for Biological Research SB-241
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are the most poisonous substances in nature. Currently, the only therapy for botulism is antitoxin. This therapy suffers from several limitations and hence new therapeutic strategies are desired. One of the limitations in discovering BoNT inhibitors is the absence of an in vitro assay that correlates with toxin neutralization in vivo. In this work, a high-throughput screening assay for receptor-binding inhibitors against BoNT/A was developed. The assay is composed of two chimeric proteins: a receptor-simulating protein, consisting of the fourth luminal loop of synaptic vesicle protein 2C fused to glutathione-S-transferase, and a toxin-simulating protein, consisting of the receptor-binding domain of BoNT/A fused to beta-galactosidase. The assay was applied to screen the LOPAC1280 compound library. Seven selected compounds were evaluated in mice exposed to a lethal dose of BoNT/A. The compound aurintricarboxylic acid (ATA) conferred 92% protection, whereas significant delayed time to death (

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AnimalsAurintricarboxylic Acidbeta-GalactosidaseBotulinum ToxinsBotulinum Toxins, Type ABotulismMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceNerve Tissue ProteinsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsAurintricarboxylic Acidbeta-GalactosidaseBotulinum ToxinsBotulinum Toxins, Type Abotulinum toxin type EMembrane GlycoproteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSv2a protein, mouseantitoxinBotulinum neurotoxinhigh throughput screeningsmall molecule inhibitors

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PMID34445283
PMCPMC8395308
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