title: Cloning of a cryV-type insecticidal protein gene from Bacillus thuringiensis: the cryV-encoded protein is expressed early in stationary phase.
abstract: A CryV-type protein (CGCryV) has been isolated from supernatant fluids of Bacillus thuringiensis AB88 cultures. Previous reports have suggested the cryptic nature of the cryV-type genes on the basis of the absence of CryV-type proteins in parasporal crystals. The CryV-type protein reported here is expressed early in stationary phase, and evidence indicates that it is an exported protein. Analysis of the deduced protein sequence from this gene reveals the presence of an N-terminal domain that likely acts as a signal peptide. The CGCryV protein is the first reported case of a delta-endotoxin being a secreted protein, which may influence the biological relevance of these proteins.
authors.affiliation: Insect Control--Seeds, CIBA Agricultural Biotechnology, Research Triangle Park, Durham, North Carolina 27709, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kostichka
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mullins
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Mullins
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Palekar
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Craig
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Koziel
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Estruch
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001413:Bacillus thuringiensis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D000083722:Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D001517:Coleoptera; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; D007915:Lepidoptera; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
chemical_list: D000083722:Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004731:Endotoxins; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; C030956:insecticidal crystal protein, Bacillus Thuringiensis