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

• Main Authors: Seangdeun Moonsom, Urai Chaisri, Watchara Kasinrerk, Chanan Angsuthanasombat
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/24126

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...