Binding properties of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry4A toxin to the apical microvilli of larval midgut of Culex pipiens

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2419-2427

  Yamagiwa, Masashi ^a   Kamauchi, Shinya ^a   Okegawa, Takayuki ^a   Esaki, Motoyuki ^b   Otake, Kanao ^b   Amachi, Teruo ^b   Komano, Tohru ^c   Sakai, Hiroshi ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Cry4A; Culex pipiens; Membrane binding; Midgut

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CULEX PIPIENS; DIPTERA;

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

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BINDING SITE; CULEX; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EPITHELIUM CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LARVA; METABOLISM; MICROVILLUS; PH;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BINDING SITES; CULEX; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENDOTOXINS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LARVA; MICROVILLI;

EID: 0035524944     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.2419     Document Type: Article

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