Intramolecular Proteolytic Cleavage ofBacillus thuringiensisCry3A δ-Endotoxin May Facilitate Its Coleopteran Toxicity

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-49

  Carroll, J ^a   Convents, D ^b   Van Damme, J ^b   Boets, A ^b   Van Rie, J ^b   Ellar, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Bayer Cropscience Belgium   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Binding; Colorado potato beetle; Cry3A endotoxin; Leptinotarsa decemlineata; Membrane; Phaedon cochleariae; Proteolysis; Solubility

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BEETLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HYDROLYSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BEETLES; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HYDROLYSIS; INSECTICIDES;

EID: 0031182629     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1997.4656     Document Type: Article

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