Cyt1Aa toxin: crystal structure reveals implications for its membrane-perforating function

S Cohen, S Albeck, E Ben-Dov, R Cahan… - Journal of Molecular …, 2011 - Elsevier
During sporulation, Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis produces a mosquito larvicidal
protein complex containing several crystalline and cytolytic (Cyt) toxins. Here, the activated …

Antimicrobial activity of different proteins and their fragments from Bacillus thuringiensis parasporal crystals against clostridia and archaea

TG Yudina, AL Brioukhanov, IA Zalunin, LP Revina… - Anaerobe, 2007 - Elsevier
Proteins of parasporal crystals (Cry proteins) from entomopathogenic bacterium Bacillus
thuringiensis (subspecies kurstaki, galleriae, tenebrionis) as well as some fragments of …

[HTML][HTML] Bacillus thuringiensis strain QBT220 pBtoxis plasmid structural instability enhances δ-endotoxins synthesis and bioinsecticidal activity

K Nair, R Al-Thani, S Jaoua - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2021 - Elsevier
Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti) spherical parasporal crystal contains several
insecticidal proteins used as environmentally safe alternative to toxic chemical pesticides …

A 54-kilodalton protein encoded by pBtoxis is required for parasporal body structural integrity in Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis

M Diaz-Mendoza, DK Bideshi… - Journal of bacteriology, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Strains of Bacillus thuringiensis such as B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (ONR-60A) and
B. thuringiensis subsp. morrisoni (PG-14) pathogenic for mosquito larvae produce a …

The combinatory effect of Cyt1Aa flexibility and specificity against dipteran larvae improves the toxicity of Bacillus thuringensis kurstaki toxins

RZ Zghal, F Frikha, J Elleuch, F Darriet… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cyt1A98 is a novel cytolytic protein, from BUPM98 Bacillus thuringiensis strain,
characterized by its synergistic activity with B. thuringiensis kurstaki toxins against …

Computational identification and evolutionary analysis of toxins in Mosquitocidal Bacillus thuringiensis strain S2160-1

P Liu, Y Zhou, Z Wu, H Zhong, Y Wei, Y Li, S Liu… - 3 Biotech, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Mosquitocidal Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strain S2160-1 was proposed to be an
alternative to Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti). Discovering and validating a …