Cadherin, alkaline phosphatase, and aminopeptidase N as receptors of Cry11Ba toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. jegathesan in Aedes aegypti

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 24-31

  Likitvivatanavong, Supaporn ^a   Chen, Jianwu ^a   Bravo, Alejandra ^b   Soberón, Mario ^b   Gill, Sarjeet S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINO PEPTIDASE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BRUSH BORDER MEMBRANE VESICLES; BRUSH BORDER MEMBRANES; C-TERMINAL FRAGMENTS; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; HIGH AFFINITY; MOSQUITO LARVAE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; TOXIC PROTEINS; TOXIN RECEPTORS;

ANTIBODIES; BACILLI; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BRUSHES; CELL MEMBRANES; DISSOCIATION; PEPTIDES; PHOSPHATASES; POSITIVE IONS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BINDING SITES;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CADHERIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; MICROSOMAL AMINOPEPTIDASE;

ANTIBODY; BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL BINDING; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MOSQUITO; PROTEIN; TOXIN;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; MICROVILLUS; PROTEIN BINDING; SECRETORY VESICLE;

AEDES; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD13; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CADHERINS; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; MICROVILLI; PROTEIN BINDING; SECRETORY VESICLES;

AEDES AEGYPTI; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR JEGATHESAN;

EID: 79251630812     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01852-10     Document Type: Article

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