Transgenic Drosophila reveals a functional in vivo receptor for the Bacillus thuringiensis toxin Cry1Ac1

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 619-625

  Gill, Michael ^a   Ellar, David ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cry1Ac1; Drosophila; GAL4; M. sexta; Thuringiensis; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; DIGESTIVE PHYSIOLOGY; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DROSOPHILA; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MANDUCA SEXTA;

EID: 0036899846     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2002.00373.x     Document Type: Article

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