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Cry1Aa binding to the cadherin receptor does not require conserved amino acid sequences in the domain II loops.
Bioscience reports - 20 Dec 2012
Fujii Yuki, Tanaka Shiho, Otsuki Manami, Hoshino Yasushi, Morimoto Chinatsu, Kotani Takuya, Harashima Yuko, Endo Haruka, Yoshizawa Yasutaka, Sato Ryoichi
Abstract excerpt
Characterizing the binding mechanism of Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) Cry toxin to the cadherin receptor is indispensable to understanding the specific insecticidal activity of this toxin. To this end, we constructed 30 loop mutants by randomly inserting four serial amino acids covering all four receptor binding loops (loops α8, 1, 2 and 3) and analysed their binding affinities for Bombyx mori cadherin receptors...
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