A system for the directed evolution of the insecticidal protein from Bacillus thuringiensis

Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 90-101

  Ishikawa, Hiroshi ^a   Hoshino, Yasushi ^a   Motoki, Yutaka ^a   Kawahara, Takuma ^a   Kitajima, Mika ^a   Kitami, Madoka ^a   Watanabe, Ayako ^a   Bravo, Alejandra ^b   Soberon, Mario ^b   Honda, Atsuko ^a   Yaoi, Katsuro ^c   Sato, Ryoichi ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Bombyx mori; Cadherin like protein; Cry toxin; Directed evolution; Phage display

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BOMBYX MORI; CADHERIN-LIKE PROTEIN; CRY TOXIN; DIRECTED EVOLUTION; PHAGE DISPLAY;

BACTERIA; BINDING ENERGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; TOXIC MATERIALS;

PROTEINS;

AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CADHERIN; CAPSID PROTEIN; PROTEIN CRY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BTR175 PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTICIDE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PEPTIDE LIBRARY;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCREENING; SILKWORM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; DRUG EFFECT; GENE FUSION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BOMBYX MORI; HEXAPODA; MIRIDAE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; BOMBYX; CADHERINS; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTICIDES; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; PEPTIDE LIBRARY;

EID: 35848950430     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12033-007-0001-9     Document Type: Article

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