The mode of action of the Bacillus thuringiensis vegetative insecticidal protein Vip3A differs from that of Cry1Ab δ-endotoxin

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 4648-4657

  Lee, Mi Kyong ^a   Walters, Frederick S ^a   Hart, Hope ^a   Palekar, Narendra ^a   Chen, Jeng Shong ^a  

^a SYNGENTA BIOTECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; INSECTICIDES; PROTEINS;

PORE FORMATION;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ENDOTOXIN; INSECTICIDE; MICROSOMAL AMINOPEPTIDASE; PROTEIN CRY1AB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETATIVE INSECTICIDAL PROTEIN;

MICROBIOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BUTTERFLY; CHANNEL GATING; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN ISOLATION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTICIDES; ION CHANNELS; MANDUCA; MICROVILLI;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; DANAUS PLEXIPPUS; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MANDUCA SEXTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PLEXIPPUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0042530270     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.8.4648-4657.2003     Document Type: Article

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