One hundred years of Bacillus thrungiensis research and development: Discovery to transgenic crops

Journal of Sericultural Science of Japan

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-23

  Yamamoto, T ^a  

^a MAXYGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thringiensis; Bioinsecticide; Commerical development; Crystal protein; Transgenic crop

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS TOXIN; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CRYSTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC STRAIN; INSECT PROTEIN; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; JAPAN; PROTEIN ISOLATION; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; SERICULTURE; UNITED STATES; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIUM; PEST CONTROL; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 0035039923     PISSN: 00372455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (150)

1. Molecular cloning and characterization of two genes encoding sigma factors that direct transcription from a Bacillus thuringiensis crystal protein gene promoter
2. A 20-kilodalton protein is required for efficient production of the Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis 27-kilodalton crystal protein in Escherichia coli
3. Characterized full-length and truncated plasmid clones of the crystal protein of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp
4. Extraction, purification and properties of Bacillus sotto toxin
5. Delta-endotoxin of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis
6. The solubility of inclusion proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis is dependent upon protoxin composition and is a factor in toxicity to insects
7. Novel cloning vectors for Bacillus thuringiensis
8. Tn5401, a new class II transposable element from Bacillus thuringiensis
9. Die "Schlaffsucht" der Mehlmottenraupe
10. Studies of the delta-endotoxin of Bacillus thuringiensis var. tenebrionis
11. Isolation of carboxyl-terminal peptides from proteins by diagonal electrophoresis: Application to the entomocidal toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis
12. Characterization of the cysteine residues and disulphide linkages in the protein crystal of Bacillus thuringiensis
13. Classification des souches du groupe Bacillus thuringiensis par la determination de l'antigene flagellaire
14. Recombinant Bacillus thuringiensis crystal proteins with new properties: Possibilities for resistance management
15. A Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis gene encoding a 125-kilodalton larvicidal polypeptide is associated with inverted repeat sequences
16. Isolation of a Bacillus thuringiensis RNA polymerase capable of transcribing crystal protein genes
17. Isolation of the second Bacillus thuringiensis RNA polymerase that transcribes from a crystal protein gene promoter
18. In vivo generation of hybrids between two Bacillus thuringiensis insect-toxin-encoding genes
19. Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. galleriae simultaneously produces two δ-endotoxin differing strongly in primary structure and entomocidal activity
20. Production of multiple δ-endotoxins by Bacillus thuringiensis: δ-endotoxins produced by strains of the subspecies galleriae and wuhanensis
21. Structural features of crystal-forming proteins produced by Bacillus thuringiensis
22. Unusual proteolysis of the protoxin and toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis. Structural implications
23. The toxic moiety of the Bacillus thuringiensis proloxin undergoes a conformational change upon activation
24. The diversity of Bacillus thuringiensis δ-endotoxins
25. Revision of the nomenclature for the Bacillus thuringiensis pesticidal crystal proteins
26. Activation of a cryptic crystal protein gene of Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki by gene fusion and determination of the crystal protein insecticidal specificity
27. Nucleotide sequence and deduced amino acid sequence of a crylA(c) gene variant from Bacillus thuringiensis
28. Isolation and assay of the toxic component from the crystals of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis
29. Identification of Bacillus thuringiensis δ-endotoxin CrylC domain III amino acid residues involved in insect specificity
30. Domain III substitution in Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxin CrylA(b) results in superior toxicity for Spodoptera exigua and altered membrane protein recognition
31. Nucleotide sequence and characterization of a new insertion element, IS240, from Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis
32. Molecular characterization of a gene encoding a 72-kilodalton mosquito-toxic crystal protein from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis
33. Isolation and characterization of EG2158, a new strain of Bacillus thuringiensis toxic to coleopteran larvae, and nucleotide sequence of the toxin gene
34. Characterization of two genes encoding Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal crystal proteins toxic to Coleoptera species
35. Insecticidal activity of HD-1, a new isolate of Bacillus thuringiensis var. alesti
36. The expression of a synthetic crylAb gene in transgenic maize confers resistance to European corn borer
37. Resistance to the Bacillus thuringiensis bioinsecticide in a field population of Plutella xylostella is due to a change in a midgut membrane receptor
38. Characterization and properties of a novel plasmid vector for Bacillus thuringiensis displaying compatibility with host plasmids
39. Identification of putative insect brush border membrane-binding molecules specific to Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxin by protein blot analysis
40. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of a toxic crystal protein from a subspecies of Bacillus thuringiensis
41. Functional domains of Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal crystal proteins
42. Location of the Bombyx mori specificity domain on a Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxin protein
43. The hyper-variable region in the genes coding for entomopathogenic crystal proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis: Nucleotide sequence of the kurhdl gene of subsp. kurstaki HD1
44. A bacterial spore demonstarating rapid larvicidal activity against Anopheles sergentii, Uranotaenia unguiculata, Culex univeritattus, Aedes aegypti, and Culex pipiens
45. Transfer of Bacillus thuringiensis plasmids coding for δ-endotoxin among strains of B. thuringiensis and B. cereus
46. Patterns of plasmid DNA in crystalliferous and acrystalliferous strains of Bacillus thuringiensis
47. Correlation between specific plasmids and δ-endotoxin production in Bacillus thuringiensis
48. Bacillus thuringiensis CrylA(a) insecticidal toxin: Crystal structure and channel formation
49. The pathogenicity of strains of Bacillus thuringiensis to larvae of Aedes and to Culex mosquitoes
50. The protein crystals of Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner
51. A critical review of Bacillus thuringiensis var. thuringiensis Berliner and other crystalliferous bacteria
52. Nucleotide sequence and deduced amino acid sequence of a coleopteran-active delta-endotoxin gene from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. san diego
53. A new strain of Bacillus thuringiensis with activity against coleopteran insects
54. Models for the structure and function of the Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxins determined by compilational analysis
55. Binding of the delta endotoxin from Bacillus thuringiensis to brush-border membrane vesicles of the cabbage butterfly (Pieris brassicae)
56. Specificity of Bacillus thuringiensis δ-endotoxins is correlated with the presence of high-affinity binding sites in the brush border membrane of target insect midguts
57. Structural and functional analysis of a cloned delta endotoxin of Bacillus thuringiensis berliner 1715
58. Nucleotide sequence of a gene encoding an insecticidal protein of Bacillus thuringiensis var. tenebrionis toxic against Coleoptera
59. Monoclonal antibody analysis and insecticidal spectrum of three types of lepidopteran-sepcidic insecticidal crystal proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis
60. Insecticidal crystal proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis
61. The subunits of the parasporal crystal of Bacillus thuringiensis: Size linkage and toxicity
62. Isolation of a relatively nontoxic 65-kilodalton protein inclusion from the parasporal body of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis
63. Isolation and characterization of extrachromosomal DNA from serotypes of Bacillus thuringiensis pathogenic to lepidopteran and dipteran larvae by agarose gel electrophoresis
64. On a kind of severe flacherie (sotto disease)
65. About sottokin, a bacillus of desease of the silkworm
66. Cloning of an insecticidal toxin gene of Bacillus thuringiensis in subsp. tenebrionis and its expression in Escherichia coli cells
67. Enhanced production of insecticidal proteins in Bacillus thuringiensis strains carrying an additional crystal protein gene in their chromosomes
68. Cloning and expression of the crystal protein genes from Bacillus thuringiensis strain berliner 1715
69. Cloning and Expression in Escherichia coli of the crystal protein gene from Bacillus thuringiensis strain aizawai 7-29 and comparison of the structural organization of genes from different serotypes
70. In vitro transcription of the cloned chromosomal crystal gene from Bacillus thuringiensis
71. Sequential modifications of DNA-dependent RNA polymerase during sporogenesis in Bacillus thuringiensis
72. Molecular cloning of an insect aminopeptidase N that serves as a receptor for Bacillus thuringiensis CrylA(c) toxin
73. Characterization and partial purification of a plasma membrane receptor for Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki lepidopteran-specific δ-endotoxin
74. N-acetyl galactosamine is part of the receptor in insect gut epithelia that recognizes an insecticidal protein from Bacillus thuringiensis
75. Lectin-like binding of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki lepidopteran-specific toxin is an intitial step in insecticidal action
76. Cloning and nucleotide sequencing of two insecticidal δ-endotoxin genes from Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki
77. Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis, strain BI 265-82: A third pathotype within the H-serotype 8a8b
78. Bacillus thuringiensis var. tenebrionis: Ein neuer, gegenüber Larven van Coleopteren wirksamer Pathotyp
79. Diversity of locations for Bacillus thuringiensis crystal protein genes
80. Inverted repeat sequences flank a Bacillus thuringiensis crystal protein gene
81. Occurrence of two serologically distinct groups within Bacillus thuringiensis serotype 3ab var. kurstaki
82. La toxine figurée de Bacillus thuringiensis, Dissolution par action du thioglycolate ou de la cystéine
83. Identification of Tn4430, a transposon of Bacillus thuringiensis functional in Escherichia coli
84. Isolation of a DNA sequence related to several plasmids from Bacillus thuringiensis after a mating involving the Streptococcus faecalis plasmid pAMβl
85. A transposon-like structure related to the delta-endotoxin gene of Bacillus thuringiensis
86. X-ray analysis of the crystalline parasporal inclusion in Bacillus thuringiensis var. tenebrionis
87. Crystal structure of insecticidal δ-endotoxin from Bacillus thuringiensis at 2.5 A resolution
88. Purification of the insecticidal toxin in crystals of Bacillus thuringiensis
89. Transgenic pollen harms monarch larvae
90. Specificity and efficacy of purified Bacillus thuringiensis proteins against agronomically important insects
91. Structural and functional analysis of Tn4430: Identification of an integrase like protein involved in the co-integrate-resolution process
92. Cloning and nucleotide sequence of different iso-IS231 elements and their structural association with the Tn4430 transposon in Bacillus thuringiensis
93. Nucleotide sequence and structural organization of an insertion sequence element (IS231) from Bacillus thuringiensis strain berliner 1715
94. A competitive review of the mammalian toxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis-based pesticides
95. Insect resistance to the biological insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis
96. Expression in Escherichia call of a cloned crystal protein gene of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis
97. Cloning and expression of an insecticidal k-73 type cystal protein gene from Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki into Escherichia coli
98. Characterization of the coleopteran-specific protein gene of Bacillus thuringiensis var tenebrionis
99. Structural and genetic organization of IS232, a new insertion sequence of Bacillus thuringiensis
100. Toxicity to Spodoptera exigua and Trichoplusia ni of individual P1 protoxins and sporulated cultures of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki HD-1 and NRD 12
101. Crystal structure of Cry2Aa from Bacillus thuringiensis at 2.2 Angstromes: Structural bases of dual specificity
102. A toxic fragment from the entomocidal crystal protein of Bacillus thuringiensis
103. Factors affecting the insecticidal activity of δ-endotoxin of Bacillus thuringiensis
104. The ecology of serotype 4B of Bacillus thuringiensis
105. Involvement of transmissible plasmid in heat-stable exotoxin and delta-endotoxin production in Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies darmstadiensis
106. Peptide mapping of different Bacillus thuringiensis toxin gene products by CNBr cleavage in SDS-PAGE gels
107. Insect resistant cotton plants
108. A novel method for quantitation and isolation of individual toxins from multi-gene B. thuringiensis strains
109. Larvicidal activity of chimeric Bacillus thuringiensis protoxins
110. Two novel strains of Bacillus thuringiensis toxic to coleopterans
111. + efflux in vitro
112. Cloning, heterologous expression, and localization of a novel crystal protein gene from Bacillus thuringiensis serovar japonensis strain buibui toxic to scarabaeid insects
113. Bacillus thuringiensis and its pesticidal crystal proteins
114. Specificity-determining regions of a lepidopteran-specific insecticidal protein produced by Bacillus thuringiensis
115. Cloning and expression of the Bacillus thuringiensis crystal protein gene in Escherichia coli
116. Delineation of a toxin-encoding segment of a Bacillus thuringiensis crystal protein gene
117. The amino acid sequence of a crystal protein from Bacillus thuringiensis deduced from the DNA base sequence
118. Molecular cloning and characterization of the insecticidal crystal protein gene of Bacillus thuringiensis var. tenebrionis
119. Nucleotide sequence coding for the insecticidal fragment of the Bacillus thuringiensis crystal protein
120. Nucleotide sequence of a coleopteran-active toxin gene from a new isolate of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tolworthi
121. Possible use of Bacillus thuringiensis as an aid in the biological control of the alfalfa caterpillar
122. Reversal of resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis in Plutella xylostella
123. Bacillus thuringiensis var israelensis crystal δ-endotoxin: Effects on insect and mammalian cells in vitro and in vivo
124. Structural similarity between the lepidoptera- And diptera-specific insecticidal endotoxin genes of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. "kurstaki" and "israelensis"
125. Comparative biochemistry of entomocidal parasporal crystals of selected Bacillus thuringiensis strains
126. Cloning and expression of a receptor for an insecticidal toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis
127. Comparative toxicity of the HD-1 and NRD-12 strains of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki to defoliating forest Lepidoptera
128. Specificity of Bacillus thuringiensis δ-endotoxins. Importance of specific receptors on the brush border membrane of the mid-gut of target insects
129. Receptors on the brush border membrane of the insect midgut as determinants of the specificity of Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxins
130. Mechanism of insect resistance to the microbial insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis
131. Effect of a 20-kilodalton protein from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis on production of the CytA protein by Escherichia coli
132. Insecticidal toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kenyae: Gene cloning and characterization and comparison with B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki CrylA(c) toxins
133. Membrane-permeabilizing activities of Bacillus thuringiensis coleopteran-active toxin CryIIIB2 and CryIIIB2 domain I peptide
134. Only part of the protoxin gene of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. berliner 1715 is necessary for insecticidal activity
135. Bacillus thuringiensis entomocidal protoxin gene sequence and gene product analysis
136. Assignment of the δ-endotoxin gene of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis to a specific plasmid by curing analysis
137. Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis δ-endotoxin. Nucleotide sequence and characterization of the transcripts in Bacillus thuringiensis and Escherichia coli
138. Cloning the crystal protein gene of B. thuringiensis in E. coli
139. Two highly related insecticidal crystal proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki possess different host range specificities
140. Location of the dipteran specificity region in a lepidopteran-dipteran crystal protein from Bacillus thuringiensis
141. The toxicity of two Bacillus thuringiensis δ-endotoxins to gypsy moth larvae is inversely related to the affinity of binding sites on midgut brush border membranes for the toxins
142. Interaction of Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxin with membrane vesicles isolated from lepidopteran larval midget
143. Transcriptional and translational start sites for the Bacillus thuringiensis crystal protein gene
144. Identification of entomocidal toxins of Bacillus thuringiensis by high performance liquid chromatography
145. Expression of three genes coding for 135-kilodalton entomocidal proteins in Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki
146. Two types of entomocidal toxins in the parasporal crystals of Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki
147. Environmental release of genetically engineered Bacillus thuringiensis
148. Isolation of a protein from the parasporal crystal of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki toxic to the mosquito larva, Aedes taeniorhynchus
149. Protein composition of crystals (delta-endotoxin) of different serotypes of Bacillus thuringiensis (Russian)