Shinji Yamasaki

Botulinum neurotoxin A selectively cleaves the synaptic protein SNAP-25

Juan Blasi, Edwin R. Chapman, Egenhard Link et al. · Nature · 1993 · 1.2K citations

Protein Function, Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology +3

Synaptic vesicle membrane fusion complex: action of clostridial neurotoxins on assembly.

Tetsuya Hayashi, Harvey T. McMahon, Shinji Yamasaki et al. · The EMBO Journal · 1994 · 796 citations · Full text

Membrane Fusion, Microbial Toxin, Molecular Neuroscience +11

Botulinum neurotoxin C1 blocks neurotransmitter release by means of cleaving HPC-1/syntaxin.

Juan Blasi, Edwin R. Chapman, Shinji Yamasaki et al. · The EMBO Journal · 1993 · 544 citations · Full text

Botulinum Neurotoxin C1, Molecular Neuroscience, Biochemistry +10

Proteolysis of SNAP-25 by types E and A botulinal neurotoxins.

Thomas Binz, Juan Blasi, Shinji Yamasaki et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1994 · 435 citations · Full text

Protein Function, Biochemistry, Natural Sciences +13

Tetanus toxin action: Inhibition of neurotransmitter release linked to synaptobrevin proteolysis

Egenhard Link, Lambert Edelmann, Judy H. Chou et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 1992 · 353 citations · Full text

Protein Secretion, Synaptic Transmission, Neurotransmitter +22