Cry4Aa and Cry4Ba Mosquito-Active Toxins Utilize Different Domains in Binding to a Particular Culex ALP Isoform: A Functional Toxin Receptor Implicating Differential Actions on Target Larvae
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DOI: 10.3390/toxins14100652
Abstract: The three-domain Cry4Aa toxin produced from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis was previously shown to be much more toxic to Culex mosquito larvae than its closely related toxin—Cry4Ba. The interaction of these two individual toxins with… read more here.
Keywords: toxin; malp1264; culex; cry4ba ... See more keywords
Aromatic Residues on the Side Surface of Cry4Ba-Domain II of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis Function in Binding to Their Counterpart Residues on the Aedes aegypti Alkaline Phosphatase Receptor
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DOI: 10.3390/toxins15020114
Abstract: Receptor binding is a prerequisite process to exert the mosquitocidal activity of the Cry4Ba toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis. The beta-sheet prism (domain II) and beta-sheet sandwich (domain III) of the Cry4Ba toxin have… read more here.
Keywords: aromatic residues; domain; cry4ba; cry4ba toxin ... See more keywords