Is formation of visible channels in a phospholipid bilayer by botulinum neurotoxin type B sensitive to its disulfide?

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 297-304

  Flicker, Paula F ^a   Robinson, John P ^a   Dasgupta, Bibhuti R ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Botulinum neurotoxin; Cryo electron microscopy; Helical; Image processing; Three dimensional reconstruction

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN B; DISULFIDE; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ARTICLE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; DISULFIDE BOND; IMAGE PROCESSING; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOXIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033619941     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1999.4199     Document Type: Article

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