Flexibility and strictness in functional replacement of domain III of cry insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 381-383

  Sakai, Hiroshi ^a   Howlader, Mohammad Tofazzal Hossain ^a   Ishida, Yumiko ^a   Nakaguchi, Akiko ^a   Oka, Keiko ^a   Ohbayashi, Kouji ^a   Yamagiwa, Masashi ^a   Hayakawa, Tohru ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Cry protein; cytotoxicity; domain exchange; Sf9

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CRY PROTEIN; DOMAIN EXCHANGE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELLS; CYTOTOXICITY; MICROORGANISMS;

PROTEINS;

INSECT PROTEIN; PROTEIN CRY; PROTEIN CRY 1A; PROTEIN CRY 1C; PROTEIN CRY 4A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CYTOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CELL LINE; DIPTERA; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTICIDES; LEPIDOPTERA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34248183544     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1263/jbb.103.381     Document Type: Article

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