Alpha-arylphorin is a mitogen in the Heliothis virescens midgut cell secretome upon Cry1Ac intoxication

Insecticidal crystal (Cry) proteins produced by the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) target cells in the midgut epithelium of susceptible larvae. While the mode of action of Cry toxins has been extensively investigated, the midgut response to Cry intoxication and its regulation are not well cha...

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Main Authors: Anais Castagnola, Jerreme Jackson, Omaththage P. Perera, Cris Oppert, Shigetoshi Eda, Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-10-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3886.pdf