Evidence of the importance of the Met115 for Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis Cyt1Aa protein cytolytic activity in Escherichia coli

Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-127

  Zghal, Raida Zribi ^a   Trigui, Hana ^a   Ali, Mamdouh Ben ^a   Jaoua, Samir ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis; Cyt1Aa; Heterologous expression; Mutation; Sequencing

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; AMINATION; AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIOLOGY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; NUCLEIC ACIDS; NUCLEOTIDES; ORGANIC ACIDS;

AMINO-ACID SEQUENCES; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SUBSP. ISRAELENSIS; BLACK FLIES; CONFORMATION CHANGES; CYT1AA; CYTOLYTIC TOXIN; DELTA-ENDOTOXIN; ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTALS; LIPID MEMBRANES; MODE OF ACTION; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; SEQUENCING; SIMILARITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DATA; THURINGIENSIS;

AMINES;

METHIONINE; THREONINE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYT1A97 GENE; CYT1A98 GENE; CYT1AA GENE; CYTOLYSIS; CYTOTOXICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; LIPID MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; CYTOSOL; GENETICS; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SIMULIIDAE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; CYTOSOL; ENDOTOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; KINETICS; METHIONINE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 42449133493     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12033-007-9015-6     Document Type: Article

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