Susceptibility of Manduca sexta to Cry1Ab toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis correlates directly to developmental expression of the cadherin receptor BT-R1

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-63

  Griko, Natalya ^a,b   Zhang, Xuebin ^a,b   Ibrahim, Mohamed ^a,b   Midboe, Eric G ^b   Bulla Jr , Lee A ^a,b  

^a Biological Targets Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; BT R1; Cadherin; Cry1Ab toxin; Manduca sexta; Membrane receptor; Programmed cell death

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CRY1AB TOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); INSECT DEVELOPMENT; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; KINETICS; LARVA; LC 50; MANDUCA SEXTA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; HEXAPODA; MANDUCA SEXTA;

EID: 47949089330     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2008.05.016     Document Type: Article

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