Bacillus larval toxin crystal protein.
During sporulation some bacteria produce parasporal inclusions which are toxic for insect larvae. The proteins responsible for this toxicity have been characterized and their genes have been cloned. Using genetic engineering methods, it is now possible to establish new bacterial strains and to introduce these genes into plant genomes.
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Institut Pasteur, Unité de Biochimie Microbienne 25, Paris, France.
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D000818:Animals; D001407:Bacillus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000083722:Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000235:genetics*; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D004731:Endotoxins; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; D010572:Pest Control, Biological
D000083722:Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004731:Endotoxins; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; C046134:binB protein, Bacillus sphaericus; C030956:insecticidal crystal protein, Bacillus Thuringiensis