Pink Bollworm Resistance to Bt Toxin Cry1Ac Associated with an Insertion in Cadherin Exon 20

Pink Bollworm Resistance to Bt Toxin Cry1Ac Associated with an Insertion in Cadherin Exon 20

Insecticidal proteins from <i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i> (Bt) are widely used to control insect pests, but their efficacy is reduced when pests evolve resistance. We report on a novel allele (<i>r16</i>) of the cadherin gene (<i>PgCad1</i>) in pink bollworm (<i...

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Main Authors: Ling Wang, Yuemin Ma, Xueqin Guo, Peng Wan, Kaiyu Liu, Shengbo Cong, Jintao Wang, Dong Xu, Yutao Xiao, Xianchun Li, Bruce E. Tabashnik, Kongming Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
Bt cotton
resistance mechanism
Cry1Ac
<i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i>
<i>Pectinophora gossypiella</i>
genetically engineered crop
transposon
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/11/4/186

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