Spruce budworm elastase precipitates Bacillus thuringiensis δ-endotoxin by specifically recognizing the C-terminal region

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1013-1023

  Milne, R ^a   Wright, T ^a   Kaplan, H ^b   Dean, D ^c  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Choristoneura fumiferana; Delta endotoxin; Elastase; Gut juice; Resistance; Spruce budworm; Toxin precipitation

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS CRYSTAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CARBON; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; ELASTASE; ENDOTOXIN; INSECT PROTEIN; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; SEPHAROSE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; ENZYMOLOGY; GEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNODIFFUSION; INSECT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOTH; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRECIPITATION;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BINDING SITES; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENDOTOXINS; GELS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; IMMUNODIFFUSION; INSECT PROTEINS; MOTHS; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; PRECIPITATION; SEPHAROSE; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PICEA;

EID: 0032407476     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(98)00090-3     Document Type: Article

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