Targeted mutagenesis of loop residues in the receptor-binding domain of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry4Ba toxin affects larvicidal activity

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 242, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 325-332

  Tuntitippawan, Tipparat ^a   Boonserm, Panadda ^a   Katzenmeier, Gerd ^a   Angsuthanasombat, Chanan ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Endotoxin; Bacillus thuringiensis; Loop residue; Mosquito larvicidal activity; Site directed mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS TOXIN; BUFFER; CARBONIC ACID; CRY4BA TOXIN; LARVICIDAL AGENT; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTOXIN; TRYPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LARVA; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR BINDING; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SOLUBILIZATION; TOXICITY TESTING; WILD TYPE;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; ENDOTOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECT PROTEINS; LARVA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AEDES AEGYPTI; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 11144278658     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2004.11.026     Document Type: Article

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