Domain Shuffling between Vip3Aa and Vip3Ca: Chimera Stability and Insecticidal Activity against European, American, African, and Asian Pests

The bacterium <i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i> produces insecticidal Vip3 proteins during the vegetative growth phase with activity against several lepidopteran pests. To date, three different Vip3 protein families have been identified based on sequence identity: Vip3A, Vip3B, and Vip3C. In...

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Main Authors: Joaquín Gomis-Cebolla, Rafael Ferreira dos Santos, Yueqin Wang, Javier Caballero, Primitivo Caballero, Kanglai He, Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes, Juan Ferré
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/12/2/99