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Thomas Binz is affiliated with the Hanover University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Germany and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their research spans cell biology, neurology, and molecular biology, with a focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience and physiology.

The scientist's work addresses topics including:

  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Botulinum toxin and related neurological disorders
  • Lipid membrane structure and behavior
  • Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Biochemical and structural characterization
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research

Thomas Binz has published research in several scientific journals, with frequent contributions to the following venues:

  • Journal of Neural Transmission
  • Journal of Cell Science
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Toxins
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Thomas Binz include:

  • Role of the Sec22b-E-Syt complex in neurite growth and ramification, 2020, Journal of Cell Science
  • Detection of VAMP Proteolysis by Tetanus and Botulinum Neurotoxin Type B In Vivo with a Cleavage-Specific Antibody, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Engineering an Effective Human SNAP-23 Cleaving Botulinum Neurotoxin A Variant, 2020, Toxins
  • A synthetic organelle approach to probe SNARE-mediated membrane fusion in a bacterial host, 2023, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Ability of human SNAP-23 to generate high molecular weight SDS-resistant ternary SNARE complexes is influenced by C-terminal coil content, 2021, Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports

Frequent collaborators in Thomas Binz's research include Marco Pirazzini, Tina Henke, Christian Vannier, Thierry Galli, and Giorgia Schiavone. The partnerships with these coauthors reflect ongoing engagement in multidisciplinary scientific efforts.

Best Publications

  • Botulinum neurotoxin A selectively cleaves the synaptic protein SNAP-25

    Juan Blasi;Juan Blasi;Edwin R. Chapman;Egenhard Link;Thomas Binz

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

    Tetsuya Hayashi;Harvey McMahon;Shinji Yamasaki;Thomas Binz

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

    J. Blasi;E.R. Chapman;S. Yamasaki;T. Binz

  • Cellubrevin is a ubiquitous tetanus-toxin substrate homologous to a putative synaptic vesicle fusion protein

    Harvey T. McMahon;Yuri A. Ushkaryov;Lambert Edelmann;Egenhard Link

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

    T. Binz;J. Blasi;S. Yamasaki;A. Baumeister

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

    Egenhard Link;Lambert Edelmann;Judy H. Chou;Thomas Binz

  • The complete sequence of botulinum neurotoxin type A and comparison with other clostridial neurotoxins.

    T Binz;H Kurazono;M Wille;J Frevert

  • Multiple kinetic components of exocytosis distinguished by neurotoxin sensitivity.

    Tao Xu;Thomas Binz;Heiner Niemann;Erwin Neher

  • The synaptic vesicle protein 2C mediates the uptake of botulinum neurotoxin A into phrenic nerves.

    Stefan Mahrhold;Andreas Rummel;Hans Bigalke;Bazbek Davletov

  • Disassembly of the reconstituted synaptic vesicle membrane fusion complex in vitro.

    T. Hayashi;S. Yamasaki;S. Nauenburg;T. Binz

  • Cleavage of members of the synaptobrevin/VAMP family by types D and F botulinal neurotoxins and tetanus toxin

    S. Yamasaki;A. Baumeister;T. Binz;J. Blasi

  • Synaptotagmins I and II Act as Nerve Cell Receptors for Botulinum Neurotoxin G

    Andreas Rummel;Tino Karnath;Tina Henke;Hans Bigalke

  • Tetanus toxin-mediated cleavage of cellubrevin impairs exocytosis of transferrin receptor-containing vesicles in CHO cells.

    T Galli;T Chilcote;O Mundigl;T Binz

  • Botulinum neurotoxin B recognizes its protein receptor with high affinity and specificity

    Rongsheng Jin;Andreas Rummel;Thomas Binz;Axel T. Brunger;Axel T. Brunger

  • The HCC-domain of botulinum neurotoxins A and B exhibits a singular ganglioside binding site displaying serotype specific carbohydrate interaction

    Andreas Rummel;Stefan Mahrhold;Hans Bigalke;Thomas Binz

  • Regulation of Releasable Vesicle Pool Sizes by Protein Kinase A-Dependent Phosphorylation of SNAP-25

    Gábor Nagy;Kerstin Reim;Ulf Matti;Nils Brose

  • Proteolysis of SNAP-25 isoforms by botulinum neurotoxin types A, C, and E: domains and amino acid residues controlling the formation of enzyme-substrate complexes and cleavage.

    Vadakkanchery V Vaidyanathan;Ken‐ichi Yoshino;Michael Jahnz;Christos Dörries

  • Cell entry strategy of clostridial neurotoxins.

    Thomas Binz;Andreas Rummel

  • Protein kinase C-dependent phosphorylation of synaptosome-associated protein of 25 kDa at Ser187 potentiates vesicle recruitment.

    Gábor Nagy;Ulf Matti;Ralf B. Nehring;Thomas Binz

  • Botulinum neurotoxins C, E and F bind gangliosides via a conserved binding site prior to stimulation‐dependent uptake with botulinum neurotoxin F utilising the three isoforms of SV2 as second receptor

    Andreas Rummel;Kirstin Häfner;Stefan Mahrhold;Natallia Darashchonak

Frequent Co-Authors

Heiner Niemann
Heiner Niemann Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Cesare Montecucco
Cesare Montecucco University of Padua
Bazbek Davletov
Bazbek Davletov University of Sheffield
Ornella Rossetto
Ornella Rossetto University of Padua
Reinhard Jahn
Reinhard Jahn Max Planck Society
Thomas C. Südhof
Thomas C. Südhof Stanford University
Lisa Edelmann
Lisa Edelmann Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Shunji Kozaki
Shunji Kozaki Osaka Metropolitan University
Tetsuya Hayashi
Tetsuya Hayashi Kyushu University

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