Insect Proteins

Invertebrate Microbiology
Holotrichia oblita Midgut Proteins That Bind to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry8-Like Toxin and Assembly of the H. oblita Midgut Tissue Transcriptome
Jian Jiang, Ying Huang, Changlong Shu, Mario Soberón, Alejandra Bravo, Chunqing Liu, Fuping Song, Jinsheng Lai, Jie Zhang
Invertebrate Microbiology
Detection of New cry Genes of Bacillus thuringiensis by Use of a Novel PCR Primer System
Pedro A. Noguera, Jorge E. Ibarra
Plant Microbiology
Expression of a Synthesized Gene Encoding Cationic Peptide Cecropin B in Transgenic Tomato Plants Protects against Bacterial Diseases
Pey-Shynan Jan, Hsu-Yuang Huang, Hueih-Min Chen
Invertebrate Microbiology
Enhancement of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry3Aa and Cry3Bb Toxicities to Coleopteran Larvae by a Toxin-Binding Fragment of an Insect Cadherin
Youngjin Park, Mohd Amir F. Abdullah, Milton D. Taylor, Khalidur Rahman, Michael J. Adang
Invertebrate Microbiology
Identification of Natural Target Proteins Indicates Functions of a Serralysin-Type Metalloprotease, PrtA, in Anti-Immune Mechanisms
Gabriella Felföldi, Judit Marokházi, Miklós Képiró, István Venekei
Invertebrate Microbiology
Common Receptor for Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins Cry1Ac, Cry1Fa, and Cry1Ja in Helicoverpa armigera, Helicoverpa zea, and Spodoptera exigua
Carmen Sara Hernández, Juan Ferré
Invertebrate Microbiology
Denaturation of Either Manduca sexta Aminopeptidase N or Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A Toxins Exposes Binding Epitopes Hidden under Nondenaturing Conditions
Anu Daniel, Sreedhara Sangadala, Donald H. Dean, Michael J. Adang
Genetics and Molecular Biology
Inactivation of a Novel Gene Produces a Phenotypic Variant Cell and Affects the Symbiotic Behavior of Xenorhabdus nematophilus
Antonia Volgyi, Andras Fodor, Steven Forst
Invertebrate Microbiology
Partial Purification and Characterization ofBacillus thuringiensis Cry1A Toxin Receptor A fromHeliothis virescens and Cloning of the Corresponding cDNA
Daniela I. Oltean, Ashok K. Pullikuth, Hyun-Ku Lee, Sarjeet S. Gill
Invertebrate Microbiology
Effects of Midgut-Protein-Preparative and Ligand Binding Procedures on the Toxin Binding Characteristics of BT-R₁, a Common High-Affinity Receptor in Manduca sexta for Cry1A Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins
Timothy P. Keeton, Brian R. Francis, Walid S. A. Maaty, Lee A. Bulla