Structural analysis of Chi1 chitinase from Yen-Tc: The multisubunit insecticidal ABC toxin complex of Yersinia entomophaga

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 415, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 359-371

  Busby, Jason N ^a   Landsberg, Michael J ^b   Simpson, Robert M ^c   Jones, Sandra A ^d   Hankamer, Ben ^b   Hurst, Mark R H ^d   Lott, J Shaun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^d AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

chitinase structure; Photorhabdus luminescens; toxin complex; X ray crystallography; Yersinia entomophaga MH96

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CHITINASE; CHITINASE CHI1; INSECTICIDE; MONOMER; PROTEIN YEN TC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE LOCUS; GENE PRODUCT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHOTORHABDUS ASYMBIOTICA; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; SOIL MICROFLORA; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; XENORHABDUS NEMATOPHILA; YERSINIA; YERSINIA ENTOMOPHAGA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTOMOPHAGA; HEXAPODA; PHOTORHABDUS ASYMBIOTICA; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS; XENORHABDUS NEMATOPHILA; YERSINIA;

EID: 84855783114     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.11.018     Document Type: Article

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