Gangliosides are the binding substances in neural cells for tetanus and botulinum toxins in mice

Gangliosides as membrane receptors for tetanus toxin, cholera toxin and serotonin

W. E. van Heyningen · Nature · 1974 · 385 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Neuroscience +13

Mice with disrupted GM2/GD2 synthase gene lack complex gangliosides but exhibit only subtle defects in their nervous system.

Kogo Takamiya, Akira Yamamoto, Koichi Furukawa et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1996 · 377 citations

Medicine, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +15

Gangliosides in the nervous system

Shinji Ando · Neurochemistry International · 1983 · 299 citations

Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +12

Interaction between Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin and gangliosides

Masaru Kitamura, Masao Iwamori, Yoshitaka Nagai · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects · 1980 · 155 citations

Life Sciences, Neurology, Neuroscience +12

Polystyrene‐Adsorbed Gangliosides for Investigation of the Structure of the Tetanus‐Toxin Receptor

Jan Holmgren, Hans Elwing, Pam Fredman et al. · European Journal of Biochemistry · 1980 · 132 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Enzymology +16