Binding characteristics to mosquito-larval midgut proteins of the cloned domain II-III fragment from the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry4Ba toxin

• Main Authors: Moonsom S., Chaisri U., Kasinrerk W., Angsuthanasombat C.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-35348834827&partnerID=40&md5=1940b1ec700193614a452d7e4951b41e; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/710
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Receptor binding plays an important role in determining host specificity of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry δ-endotoxins. Mutations in domains II and III have suggested the participation of certain residues in receptor recognition and insect specificity. In the present study, we expressed the cloned...