In vivo competition assays between Vip3 proteins confirm the occurrence of shared binding sites in Spodoptera littoralis

Abstract Due to their different specificity, the use of Vip3 proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis in combination with the conventionally used Cry proteins in crop protection is being essential to counteract the appearance of insect resistance. Therefore, understanding the mode of action of Vip3 prot...

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Main Authors: María Lázaro-Berenguer, Yudong Quan, Patricia Hernández-Martínez, Juan Ferré
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08633-y