Nigritoxin is a bacterial toxin for crustaceans and insects

Nigritoxin is a bacterial toxin for crustaceans and insects

The Tetraconata concept suggests that insects and crustaceans may share evolutionarily conserved pathways. Here, the authors describe the animal tropism and structure-function relationship of nigritoxin, showing that this protein is lethal for insects and crustaceans but harmless to other animals.

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Main Authors: Yannick Labreuche, Sabine Chenivesse, Alexandra Jeudy, Sophie Le Panse, Viviane Boulo, Dominique Ansquer, Sylvie Pagès, Alain Givaudan, Mirjam Czjzek, Frédérique Le Roux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01445-z

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01445-z

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