Domain III substitution in Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxin CryIA(b) results in superior toxicity for Spodoptera exigua and altered membrane protein recognition

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1537-1543

  De Maagd, Ruud A ^a   Kwa, Marcel S G ^a   Van Klei, Hilde Der ^a   Yamamoto, Takashi ^b   Schipper, Bert ^a   Vlak, Just M ^a   Stiekema, Willem J ^a   Bosch, Dirk ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENDOTOXIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECT CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TOXICITY; TOXIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0029930607     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.5.1537-1543.1996     Document Type: Article

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