| Literature DB >> 19820153 |
Carlos Muñoz-Garay1, Claudia Rodríguez-Almazán, Jose N Aguilar, Leivi Portugal, Isabel Gómez, Gloria Saab-Rincon, Mario Soberón, Alejandra Bravo.
Abstract
Cry11Aa and Cyt1Aa of Bacillus thuringiensis are active against mosquitoes and show synergism. Cyt1Aa functions as a membrane receptor inducing Cry11Aa oligomerization. Here we characterized Cry11Aa helix alpha-3 mutants impaired in oligomerization and toxicity against Aedes aegypti, indicating that oligomerization of Cry11Aa is important for toxin action. Cyt1Aa did not recover the insecticidal activity of Cry11Aa mutants.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19820153 PMCID: PMC2786423 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01303-09
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792