The present invention provides a preparation of botulinum toxin light chain type A or E, wherein the preparation is both catalytically active and soluble. Preferably, the preparation consists essentially of amino acid residues
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of the botulinum toxin light chain type A. A method of screening inhibitors is also provided, wherein the method comprises exposing a test inhibitor to the preparation of botulinum toxin light chain type A and evaluating the biological activity of the preparation. In another embodiment, a method of providing a catalytically active, soluble preparation of botulinum toxin light chain, type A is provided, wherein the method comprises obtaining an expression vector comprising a DNA sequence encoding amino acid residues
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and expressing a polypeptide.
本发明提供了一种 A 型或 E 型肉毒毒素轻链制剂,其中该制剂具有催化活性和可溶性。优选地,制剂主要由
氨基酸残基组成
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至
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还提供了一种筛选
抑制剂的方法,其中该方法包括将测试
抑制剂暴露于肉毒杆菌毒素轻链 A 型的制剂中,并评估该制剂的
生物活性。在另一个实施方案中,提供了一种提供具有催化活性的可溶性 A 型肉毒毒素轻链制剂的方法,其中该方法包括获得表达载体,该载体包含编码
氨基酸残基的 DNA 序列
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-
425
并表达
多肽。