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Insecticidal crystal proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis.

Herman Höfte, +1 more
- 01 Jun 1989 - 
- Vol. 53, Iss: 2, pp 242-255
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In this article, a classification for crystal protein genes of Bacillus thuringiensis is presented, based on the insecticidal spectra and the amino acid sequences of the encoded proteins.
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This article is published in Microbiological Research.The article was published on 1989-06-01 and is currently open access. It has received 2044 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Delta endotoxin & Bacillus thuringiensis.

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Analysis of membrane and surface protein sequences with the hydrophobic moment plot.

TL;DR: An algorithm has been developed which identifies alpha-helices involved in the interactions of membrane proteins with lipid bilayers and which distinguishes them from helices in soluble proteins, and suggests four transmembrane helices and a surface-seeking helix in fragment B, the moiety known to have trans Membrane function.
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Transgenic plants protected from insect attack

TL;DR: The Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis produces proteins which are specifically toxic to a variety of insect species, and modified genes have been derived from bt2, a toxin gene cloned from one Bacillus strain.
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Stable Transformation of Soybean (Glycine Max) by Particle Acceleration

TL;DR: Experiments using this protocol have resulted in mature RO and R1 plants expressing the introduced gene(s), regarded as a major step in the practical application of genetic engineering to the useful modification of food-crop species.
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Bacillus thuringiensis var israelensis crystal delta-endotoxin: effects on insect and mammalian cells in vitro and in vivo

TL;DR: With the exception of the Lepidopteran cell line, Choristoneura fumiferana 63 CF1, this soluble crystal delta-endotoxin protein showed no in vitro or in vivo toxicity, and no haemolytic activity.
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