Molecular modeling of Bt Cry1Ac (DI-DII)-ASAL (Allium sativum lectin)-fusion protein and its interaction with aminopeptidase N (APN) receptor of Manduca sexta

Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling

Volumn 33, Issue , 2012, Pages 61-76

  Tajne, Sunita ^a,b   Sanam, Ramadevi ^b   Gundla, Rambabu ^b   Gandhi, Neha S ^c   Mancera, Ricardo L ^c   Boddupally, Dayakar ^a   Vudem, Dashavantha Reddy ^a   Khareedu, Venkateswara Rao ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b GVK BIOSCIENCES PVT LTD   (India)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allium sativum lectin (ASAL); Bacillus thuringiensis; Cry proteins; Fusion protein; Generalized Born surface area (GBSA); Homology modeling; Insect resistance; Molecular mechanics; Poisson Boltzmann surface area (PBSA); Protein protein docking

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM SATIVUM; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CRY PROTEINS; FUSION PROTEIN; GENERALIZED BORN; HOMOLOGY MODELING; INSECT RESISTANCE; POISSON-BOLTZMANN; PROTEIN-PROTEIN DOCKING;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIZATION; BACILLI; BACTERIOLOGY; BINDING ENERGY; COMPLEXATION; CROPS; FREE ENERGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HYDROGEN BONDS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PROTEINS; SULFUR;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

CRY1AC TOXIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; LECTIN; MICROSOMAL AMINOPEPTIDASE; SULFUR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPUTER MODEL; ENERGY; GARLIC; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; MANDUCA SEXTA; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD13; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; ENDOTOXINS; GARLIC; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HYDROGEN BONDING; INSECT PROTEINS; LECTINS; MANDUCA; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; HEXAPODA; MANDUCA SEXTA;

EID: 84855215423     PISSN: 10933263     EISSN: 18734243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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