A major conformational change of N‐terminal helices of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab insecticidal protein is necessary for membrane insertion and toxicity

Bacterial Toxins Active against Mosquitoes: Mode of Action and Resistance

(2021) Maria Helena Neves Lobo Silva-Filha et al.   Toxins

Rearrangement of N-Terminal α-Helices of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab Toxin Essential for Oligomer Assembly and Toxicity

(2020) Sabino Pacheco et al.   Toxins

The C-terminal protoxin region of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab toxin has a functional role in binding to GPI-anchored receptors in the insect midgut

(2018) Arlen Peña-Cardeña et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Membrane insertion of a Tc toxin in near-atomic detail

(2016) Christos Gatsogiannis et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Membrane insertion of a Tc toxin in near-atomic detail

(2016) Christos Gatsogiannis et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Potential Prepore Trimer Formation by theBacillus thuringiensisMosquito-specific Toxin

(2015) Wilaiwan Sriwimol et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Bacillus thuringiensisCry1A toxins are versatile proteins with multiple modes of action: two distinct pre-pores are involved in toxicity

(2014) Isabel Gómez et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins: An Overview of Their Biocidal Activity

(2014) Leopoldo Palma et al.   Toxins

Structure and Glycolipid Binding Properties of the Nematicidal Protein Cry5B

(2012) Fan Hui et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Domains II and III ofBacillus thuringiensisCry1Ab Toxin Remain Exposed to the Solvent after Insertion of Part of Domain I into the Membrane

(2011) Luis Enrique Zavala et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Bacillus thuringiensis: a century of research, development and commercial applications

(2011) Georgina Sanahuja et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Rapid topology probing using fluorescence spectroscopy in planar lipid bilayer: the pore-forming mechanism of the toxin Cry1Aa ofBacillus thuringiensis

(2010) Nicolas Groulx et al.   JOURNAL OF GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY

Characterization of the mechanism of action of the genetically modified Cry1AbMod toxin that is active against Cry1Ab-resistant insects

(2009) Carlos Muñóz-Garay et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

The structure of a cytolytic α-helical toxin pore reveals its assembly mechanism

(2009) Marcus Mueller et al.   NATURE

Cysteine Scanning Mutagenesis of  4, a Putative Pore-Lining Helix of the Bacillus thuringiensis Insecticidal Toxin Cry1Aa

(2008) F. Girard et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Chemical modification of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Aa toxin single-cysteine mutants reveals the importance of domain I structural elements in the mechanism of pore formation

(2008) Frédéric Girard et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

All Domains of Cry1A Toxins Insert into Insect Brush Border Membranes

(2008) Manoj S. Nair et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Enhancement of insecticidal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1A toxins by fragments of a toxin-binding cadherin correlates with oligomer formation

(2008) Sabino Pacheco et al.   PEPTIDES