| Literature DB >> 2294593 |
J Van Rie1, W H McGaughey, D E Johnson, B D Barnett, H Van Mellaert.
Abstract
Receptor binding studies show that resistance of a laboratory-selected Plodia interpunctella strain to a Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal crystal protein (ICP) is correlated with a 50-fold reduction in affinity of the membrane receptor for this protein. The strain is sensitive to a second type of ICP that apparently recognizes a different receptor. Understanding the mechanism of resistance will provide strategies to prevent or delay resistance and hence prolong the usefulness of B. thuringiensis ICPs as environmentally safe insecticides.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2294593 DOI: 10.1126/science.2294593
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728