Structural and functional analysis of the pre-pore and membrane-inserted pore of Cry1Ab toxin

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 172-177

  Pardo López, Liliana ^a   Gómez, Isabel ^a   Muñoz Garay, Carlos ^a   Jiménez Juarez, Nuria ^a   Soberón, Mario ^a   Bravo, Alejandra ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Cry toxins; Membrane insertion; Oligomerization; Tryptophan fluorescence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; PORE FORMING CYTOTOXIC PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHEMISTRY; LIPID BILAYER; METABOLISM; PATHOGENICITY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIPID BILAYERS; PORE FORMING CYTOTOXIC PROTEINS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTA;

EID: 33745748741     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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