Superactivation of the Botulinum Neurotoxin Serotype A Light Chain Metalloprotease: A New Wrinkle in Botulinum Neurotoxin
作者:Laura A. McAllister、Mark S. Hixon、Jack P. Kennedy、Tobin J. Dickerson、Kim D. Janda
DOI:10.1021/ja057699z
日期:2006.4.5
Small molecules based upon a 2-acylguanidine-5-phenyl thiophene scaffold that can activate the light chain metalloprotease of botulinum neurotoxin serotype A (BoNT LC/A) by an apparent reduction in Km are reported. On the basis of structure-activity relationships and the activation profile, one or more molecules of activator specifically bind to a defined site on the toxin, causing the observed rate enhancement. With the ever-growing clinical uses of BoNT, compounds such as those reported here may provide a method for combating the emerging adaptive immune responses to BoNT.