Scavenger receptor-C acts as a receptor for Bacillus thuringiensis vegetative insecticidal protein Vip3Aa and mediates the internalization of Vip3Aa via endocytosis.

The vegetative insecticidal proteins (Vip), secreted by many Bacillus thuringiensis strains during their vegetative growth stage, are genetically distinct from known insecticidal crystal proteins (ICPs) and represent the second-generation insecticidal toxins. Compared with ICPs, the insecticidal mec...

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Main Authors: Kun Jiang, Xiao-Yue Hou, Tong-Tong Tan, Zhang-Lei Cao, Si-Qi Mei, Bing Yan, Jin Chang, Lu Han, Dan Zhao, Jun Cai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-10-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1007347