Interaction between Cry9Ca and two Cry1A δ-endotoxins from Bacillus thuringiensis in larval toxicity and binding to brush border membrane vesicles of the spruce budworm, Choristoneura fumiferana Clemens

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 215, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 109-114

  Pang, Anthony S D ^a   Gringorten, J Lawrence ^a   Van Frankenhuyzen, Kees ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxin; Binding; Brush border membrane vesicle; Choristoneura fumiferana; Cry1A; Cry9Ca; Interaction; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BINDING SITE; BIOASSAY; BRUSH BORDER; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRY1A GENE; CRY9CA GENE; FEEDING; GENE; INSECT; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BINDING SITES; CYTOPLASMIC VESICLES; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECT CONTROL; LARVA; MICROVILLI; MOTHS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; INSECTA; PICEA;

EID: 0037167475     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(02)00921-7     Document Type: Article

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