Binding and Synergizing Motif within Coleopteran Cadherin Enhances Cry3Bb Toxicity on the Colorado Potato Beetle and the Lesser Mealworm
Cry3Bb toxin from <i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i> is an important insecticidal protein due to its potency against coleopteran pests, especially rootworms. Cadherin, a protein in the insect midgut epithelium, is a receptor of Cry toxins; in some insect species toxin-binding domains of cadhe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Toxins |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/11/7/386 |