Cytotoxicity of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry4B toxin is mediated by the cadherin receptor BT-R3 of Anopheles gambiae

Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 238, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 755-764

  Ibrahim, Mohamed A ^a   Griko, Natalya B ^a   Bulla Jr , Lee A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Bacillus thuringiensis; BT R3; Cry4B; High Five cells; malaria; mosquito

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS TOXIN; BT R3 PROTEIN; CRY4B TOXIN; INSECT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BT-R3; CRY4B; HIGH FIVE CELLS; MALARIA; MOSQUITO;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CADHERINS; CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANE; ENDOTOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEOLYSIS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 84884182721     PISSN: 15353702     EISSN: 15353699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1535370213493719     Document Type: Article

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