A naturally occurring plant cysteine protease possesses remarkable toxicity against insect pests and synergizes Bacillus thuringiensis toxin

PLoS ONE

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Mohan, Srinidi ^a   Ma, Peter W K ^a   Williams, W Paul ^b   Luthe, Dawn S ^c  

^a Department of Entomology ^*  (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS CRYIIA TOXIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; MIR1 CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; RECOMBINANT ENZYME; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS OVICIDAL TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; MAIZE; MICROVILLUS; MIDGUT; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PERMEABILITY; PEST CONTROL; PLANT INSECT INTERACTION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TOXICITY TESTING; ANIMAL; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; HELICOVERPA ZEA; HEXAPODA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LEPIDOPTERA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 44449121312     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001786     Document Type: Article

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