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Evaluating the Potential for Cross-Interactions of Antitoxins in Type II TA Systems
Toxins, 2020 The diversity of Type-II toxin–antitoxin (TA) systems in bacterial genomes requires tightly controlled interaction specificity to ensure protection of the cell, and potentially to limit cross-talk between toxin–antitoxin pairs of the same family of TA ...
Chih-Han Tu +3 more
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Dynamics-Based Regulatory Switches of Type II Antitoxins: Insights into New Antimicrobial Discovery
Antibiotics, 2023 Type II toxin-antitoxin (TA) modules are prevalent in prokaryotes and are involved in cell maintenance and survival under harsh environmental conditions, including nutrient deficiency, antibiotic treatment, and human immune responses. Typically, the type
Ki-Young Lee, Bong-Jin Lee
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Pharmacokinetics of Human Recombinant Anti-Botulinum Toxin Antibodies in Rats [PDF]
Toxins, 2019 Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNT) are potential biothreat agents due to their high lethality, potency, and ease of distribution, thus the development of antitoxins is a high priority to the US government.
Yero Espinoza +9 more
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Keeping the wolves at bay: antitoxins of prokaryotic type II toxin-antitoxin systems [PDF]
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2016 In their initial stages of discovery, prokaryotic toxin-antitoxin (TA) systems were confined to bacterial plasmids where they function to mediate the maintenance and stability of usually low- to medium-copy number plasmids through the post-segregational ...
Wai Ting eChan +2 more
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Clinical cases of atypical and severe botulism
Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2020 The aim of the work was to present two clinical cases of botulism: the atypical course and the severe course with late administration of heptavalent botulinum antitoxin, which still had a significant positive clinical effect and contributed to a faster ...
O. L. Ivakhiv, N. Yu. Vyshnevska
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Humoral Response of Buffaloes to a Recombinant Vaccine against Botulism Serotypes C and D
Toxins, 2017 Botulism is a fatal intoxication caused by botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs), which are mainly produced by Clostridium botulinum and characterized by flaccid paralysis.
Denis Y. Otaka +9 more
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Recent genomic analyses revealed a surprisingly large number of toxin-antitoxin loci in free-living prokaryotes. The antitoxins are proteins or antisense RNAs that counteract the toxins.
Gerdes K, Wagner EGH
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Treatments for Pulmonary Ricin Intoxication: Current Aspects and Future Prospects
Toxins, 2017 Ricin, a plant-derived toxin originating from the seeds of Ricinus communis (castor beans), is one of the most lethal toxins known, particularly if inhaled.
Yoav Gal +5 more
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Questionable Efficacy of Therapeutic Antibodies in the Treatment of Anthrax
mSphere, 2019 Inhalational anthrax caused by Bacillus anthracis, a spore-forming Gram-positive bacterium, is a highly lethal infection. Antibodies targeting the protective antigen (PA) binding component of the toxins have recently been authorized as an adjunct to ...
Jean-Nicolas Tournier +3 more
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