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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-3-24
pubmed:abstractText
A 135 kDa protein gene and two open reading frames (ORF1 and ORF2) have been cloned from a large plasmid of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bourgouin et al. 1986). The Escherichia coli recombinant clones containing these genes were highly toxic to larvae of Aedes aegypti, Anopheles stephensi and Culex pipiens. From subcloning experiments it was deduced that the 135 kDa polypeptide alone was responsible for the toxic activity on both A. aegypti and An. stephensi larvae. In contrast, the presence of two polypeptides, the 135 kDa protein and the ORF1 product was required for toxicity to C. pipiens larvae. The minimal toxic fragment of the 135 kDa polypeptide has been delineated. The results indicate that a polypeptide of about 65 kDa, corresponding to an amino-terminal part of the 135 kDa protein is sufficient for toxicity. Sequence comparisons indicate that the ORF1 product may correspond to an N-terminal part of a rearranged 130 kDa protein.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0026-8925
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
214
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
42-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Specificity of action on mosquito larvae of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis toxins encoded by two different genes.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut Pasteur, Unité de Biochimie Microbienne, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't