title: Regulation of cry gene expression in Bacillus thuringiensis.
abstract: Bacillus thuringiensis differs from the closely related Bacillus cereus group species by its ability to produce crystalline inclusions. The production of these crystals mainly results from the expression of the cry genes, from the stability of their transcripts and from the synthesis, accumulation and crystallization of large amounts of insecticidal Cry proteins. This process normally coincides with sporulation and is regulated by various factors operating at the transcriptional, post-transcriptional, metabolic and post-translational levels.
authors: State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China. dengchaowin@sina.com.
authors: Chao
authors: C
authors: Deng
authors: State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China. qpeng@ippcaas.cn.
authors: Qi
authors: Q
authors: Peng
authors: State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China. fpsong@ippcaas.cn.
authors: Fuping
authors: F
authors: Song
authors: INRA, UMR1319 Micalis, La Minière, Guyancourt 78280, France. Didier.Lereclus@jouy.inra.fr.
authors: Didier
authors: D
authors: Lereclus
mesh_terms: D001413:Bacillus thuringiensis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D003460:Crystallization; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004731:Endotoxins; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger