Effect of insect larval midgut proteases on the activity of Bacillus thuringiensis cry toxins

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 6208-6213

  Fortier, Mélanie ^a   Vachon, Vincent ^a   Frutos, Roger ^b   Schwartz, Jean Louis ^a   Laprade, Raynald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; PROTEASES; PROTEOLYTIC CLEAVAGE;

CELLS; DEPOLARIZATION; PROTEINS; PROTEOLYSIS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BACTERIA;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS TOXIN; CRY1AC TOXIN; PROTEIN CRY1AA; PROTEIN CRY1CA; PROTEIN CRY1EA; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INSECT; LARVA; TOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM CELL; LARVA; LC 50; MANDUCA SEXTA; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; TOXICOKINETICS;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTS; LARVA;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; HEXAPODA; MANDUCA SEXTA;

EID: 35148836090     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01188-07     Document Type: Article

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