STRUCTURE AND MECHANISM OF ACTION OF BACILLUS-THURINGIENSIS ENDOTOXINS AND THEIR RECEPTORS

被引:6
作者
ELLAR, DJ
机构
[1] Department of Biochemistry, Cambridge University, Cambridge CB2 1QW, Tennis Court Road
关键词
BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; ENDOTOXINS; RECEPTORS; CHARACTERIZATION;
D O I
10.1080/09583159409355355
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
A brief synopsis is given of recent work on (1) the X-ray structure and properties of the CryIA(c) endotoxin of Bacillus thuringiensis and (2) characterization of the putative receptor for this toxin in the brush border membrane of the lepidopteran Manduca sexta as a member of the aminopeptidase N family of enzymes.
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