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SUBMITTER: Lowery CA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3869784 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters 20131025 24
The botulinum neurotoxins, characterized by their neuromuscular paralytic effects, are the most toxic proteins known to man. Due to their extreme potency, ease of production, and duration of activity, the BoNT proteins have been classified by the Centers for Disease Control as high threat agents for bioterrorism. In an attempt to discover effective BoNT therapeutics, we have pursued a strategy in which we leverage the blockade of K(+) channels that ultimately results in the reversal of neuromusc ...[more]