title: A novel Bacillus thuringiensis Cry-like protein from a rare filamentous strain promotes crystal localization within the exosporium.
abstract: Mutation of a novel cry-like gene (cry256) from Bacillus thuringiensis resulted in a protein crystal, normally located within the spore's exosporium, being found predominately outside the exosporium. The cry256 gene codes for a 3-domain Cry-like protein that does not correspond to any of the known Cry protein holotypes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Ammons
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reyna
authors.forename: Jose C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Granados
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ventura-Suárez
authors.forename: Luz I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Rojas-Avelizapa
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Short
authors.forename: Joanne N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Rampersad
mesh_terms: D001413:Bacillus thuringiensis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000083722:Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000083722:Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004731:Endotoxins; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; C030956:insecticidal crystal protein, Bacillus Thuringiensis