Key residues of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2Ab for oligomerization and pore-formation activity

Abstract As a pore-forming toxin, activation, oligomerization and pore-formation were both required for the mode of action of Cry toxins. Previous results revealed that the helices α4–α5 of Domain I were involved in the oligomerization of Cry2Ab, however, the key residues for Cry2Ab aggregation rema...

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Main Authors: Zhi-Zhen Pan, Lian Xu, Bo Liu, Qing-Xi Chen, Yu-Jing Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-07-01
Series:AMB Express
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-021-01270-0