Insect resistance conferred by 283-kDa Photorhabdus luminescens protein TcdA in Arabidopsis thaliana

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1222-1228

  Liu, Dong ^a   Burton, Stephanie ^a   Glancy, Todd ^a   Li, Ze Sheng ^a   Hampton, Ronnie ^a   Meade, Thomas ^a   Merlo, Donald J ^a  

^a DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECT CONTROL; LUMINESCENCE; PLANTS (BOTANY); TOXICITY;

FEEDING INSECTS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

PROTEIN TCDA; TOXIN; TOXIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CROP PRODUCTION; GENE; INSECT RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; OSM GENE; PEST CONTROL; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TCDA GENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WORM;

ANIMALS; ARABIDOPSIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BEETLES; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; INSECTICIDES; MANDUCA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTORHABDUS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; DIABROTICA; DIABROTICA UNDECIMPUNCTATA HOWARDI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MANDUCA SEXTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PHOTORHABDUS; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0141430999     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt866     Document Type: Article

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