Parasporin-1, a novel cytotoxic protein to human cells from non-insecticidal parasporal inclusions of Bacillus thuringiensis

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-25

  Katayama, Hideki ^a   Yokota, Haruo ^b   Akao, Tetsuyuki ^a   Nakamura, Osamu ^a   Ohba, Michio ^c   Mekada, Eisuke ^d   Mizuki, Eiichi ^a  

^a FUKUOKA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Cytotoxin; Membrane permeability; Molecular structure; Purification and characterization

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ARGININE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CYTOTOXIC FACTOR; PARASPORIN 1; PROTEIN CYT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CELL LINE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CELL STRAIN CACO 2; CELL STRAIN COS7; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CELL STRAIN HL 60; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG PURIFICATION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CELL LINE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; ENDOTOXINS; HUMANS; MICE;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 17044401845     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvi003     Document Type: Article

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