Isolation, characterization, cloning and bioinformatics analysis of a novel receptor from black cut worm (Agrotis ipsilon) of Bacillus thuringiensis vip 3Aa toxins

Black cutworm (BCW) is an economically important lepidopteran insect. The control of this insect by a Bt toxin and the understanding of the interaction between the Bt toxin and its receptor molecule were the objectives of this research work. A gene coding for a Vip3A receptor molecule was identified...

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Main Authors: Gamal H. Osman, Raya Soltane, Ibrahim Saleh, Hussein H. Abulreesh, Khaled S. Gazi, Ibrahim A. Arif, Ahmed M. Ramadan, Hussien F. Alameldin, Yehia A. Osman, Mamdouh Idriss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X18301438