title: A high homology exists in N-terminal amino acid sequences of delta-endotoxins between Lepidoptera-specific and Coleoptera-specific Bacillus thuringiensis strains.
abstract: The 130 kDa parasporal inclusion proteins of the Lepidoptera-specific Bacillus thuringiensis reference strains for four H serovars were examined for sequences of 14 N-terminal amino acids. The four sequences fell into a single category, MNRNNQNEYEVIDA, and were dissimilar to any of the established sequences for Lepidoptera- and/or Diptera-killing crystal proteins. They were highly related to the reported sequence of the 130 kDa protein of the strain Buibui (serovar japonensis), which is specific for scarabaeid coleopterans.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biological Control, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wasano
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohba
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001413:Bacillus thuringiensis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D000083722:Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D001517:Coleoptera; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000235:genetics*; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; D007915:Lepidoptera; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000083722:Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004731:Endotoxins; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; C030956:insecticidal crystal protein, Bacillus Thuringiensis