Competition of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1 toxins for midgut binding sites: A basis for the development and management of transgenic tropical maize resistant to several stemborers

Current Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 22-27

  Rang, Cécile ^a,c   Bergvingson, David ^b   Bohorova, Natasha ^b,d   Hoisington, David ^b   Frutos, Roger ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d Epicyte Pharmaceutical Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS TOXIN; PROTEIN CRY1AB; PROTEIN CRY1AC; PROTEIN CRY1BA; PROTEIN CRY1CA; PROTEIN CRY1EA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BINDING SITE; DIATRAEA GRANDIOSELLA; DIATRAEA SACCHARALIS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LEPIDOPTERA; MAIZE; MICROBIAL PEST CONTROL; MIDGUT; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PEST INSECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARACHNIDA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; DIATRAEA; DIATRAEA GRANDIOSELLA; DIATRAEA SACCHARALIS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; POSIBACTERIA; SPODOPTERA; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 3142685227     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-003-4258-3     Document Type: Article

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