Expression of a recombinant Cry1Ac crystal protein fused with a green fluorescent protein in Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki Cry-B

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 340-345

  Roh, Jong Yul ^a   Lee, In Hee ^a   Li, Ming Shun ^a   Chang, Jin Hee ^a   Choi, Jae Young ^a   Boo, Kyung Saeng ^a   Je, Yeon Ho ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Cry1Ac; Fusion protein; GFP; Recombinant

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; PROTEIN CRY1AC; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL INCLUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GENE INSERTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LARVA; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENDOTOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR KURSTAKI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INSERTION SEQUENCES; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; UNIDENTIFIED SHUTTLE VECTOR;

EID: 12344324459     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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