Nontoxic crystal protein from Bacillus thuringiensis demonstrates a remarkable structural similarity to beta-pore-forming toxins

Proteins. 2006 Apr 1;63(1):243-8. doi: 10.1002/prot.20843.

Authors

Toshihiko Akiba¹, Kazuhiko Higuchi, Eiichi Mizuki, Keisuke Ekino, Takashi Shin, Michio Ohba, Ryuta Kanai, Kazuaki Harata

Affiliation

¹ Biological Information Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.

PMID: 16400649
DOI: 10.1002/prot.20843

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bacillus thuringiensis / metabolism*
Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins
Bacterial Proteins / chemistry
Bacterial Toxins / chemistry*
Crystallization
Crystallography, X-Ray
Endotoxins / chemistry
Hemolysin Proteins
Models, Molecular
Models, Statistical
Molecular Sequence Data
Protein Conformation
Protein Structure, Secondary
Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization

Substances

Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins
Bacterial Proteins
Bacterial Toxins
Endotoxins
Hemolysin Proteins
insecticidal crystal protein, Bacillus Thuringiensis