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Cryo-EM structures of an insecticidal Bt toxin reveal its mechanism of action on the membrane
- Source :
- Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2021.
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Abstract
- The Vip3 family proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis are thought to exert their insecticidal activity through pore formation. Here authors present cryo-EM structures of a Vip3 family toxin in both inactive and activated forms and show the activated Vip3Bc1 in its pore forming conformation on the membrane.
- Subjects :
- Science
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20411723
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nature Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.0bb0dfee8a6a4093bdf5ddddce351782
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23146-4