Trp132, Trp154, and Trp157 are essential for folding and activity of a Cyt toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 317, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 744-748

  Promdonkoy, Boonhiang ^a   Pathaichindachote, Wanwarang ^a   Krittanai, Chartchai ^b   Audtho, Mongkon ^a   Chewawiwat, Namchai ^a   Panyim, Sakol ^b  

^a NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Cytolytic; Haemolysis; Mosquitocidal toxin; Mutagenesis; Protein folding; Tryptophan substitution

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS TOXIN; CYTOLYTIC TOXIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; PHENYLALANINE; PROTEINASE K; TRYPTOPHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYSIS; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SOLUBILIZATION; WILD TYPE;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DNA PRIMERS; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROTEIN FOLDING; TRYPTOPHAN;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR DARMSTADIENSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 1842790732     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.03.102     Document Type: Article

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