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Characterization of a novel Cry9Bb δ-endotoxin from Bacillus thuringiensis by Silva-Werneck, J.O., Ellar, D.J.

“…The Brazilian Bacillus thuringiensis serovar japonensis strain S725 was selected for its toxicity to the velvetbean caterpillar, Anticarsia gemmatalis. This…”
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Insecticidal Activity of Strains of Bacillus thuringiensis on Larvae and Adults of Bactrocera oleae Gmelin (Dipt. Tephritidae) by Alberola, T.M., Aptosoglou, S., Arsenakis, M., Bel, Y., Delrio, G., Ellar, D.J., Ferré, J., Granero, F., Guttmann, D.M., Koliais, S., Martínez-Sebastián, M.J., Prota, R., Rubino, S., Satta, A., Scarpellini, G., Sivropoulou, A., Vasara, E.

“…The olive fly, Bactrocera oleae, is the key pest on olives in the Mediterranean area. The pest can destroy, in some cases, up to 70% of the olive production…”
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Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis delta-endotoxin. Nucleotide sequence and characterization of the transcripts in Bacillus thuringiensis and Escherichia coli by Ward, E S, Ellar, D J

“…The nucleotide sequence of a 1408 base-pair DNA fragment encoding the insecticidal 27,340 Mr delta-endotoxin of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis has…”
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Characterization of a Bacillus thuringiensis strain which is toxic to the housefly Musca domestica by Hodgman, T C, Ziniu, Y, Ming, S, Sawyer, T, Nicholls, C M, Ellar, D J

“…A Bacillus thuringiensis isolate has been discovered which is toxic to the common housefly (Musca domestica) as well as other Diptera and Lepidoptera. Crystal…”
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Toxicity of a Brevibacillus laterosporus strain lacking parasporal crystals against Musca domestica and Aedes aegypti by Ruiu, L., Floris, I., Satta, A., Ellar, D.J.

“…The pathogenicity potential of Brevibacillus laterosporus against insects of various orders has been demonstrated and the results of recent research raise the…”
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Single amino acid changes in the Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis delta-endotoxin affect the toxicity and expression of the protein by Ward, E S, Ellar, D J, Chilcott, C N

“…Site-directed mutagenesis has been used to change individual amino acids of the larvicidal 27,000 Mr delta-endotoxin of Bacillus thuringiensis var…”
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Identification of a cryptic gene associated with an insertion sequence not previously identified in Bacillus thuringiensis by Hodgman, T C, Ziniu, Y, Shen, J, Ellar, D J

“…After screening several Bt strains with a cryII toxin probe, clones from two strains were found to contain a cryptic cryIIB gene associated with an insertion…”
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Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis delta-endotoxin. Cloning and expression of the toxin in sporogenic and asporogenic strains of Bacillus subtilis by Ward, E S, Ridley, A R, Ellar, D J, Todd, J A

“…A plasmid-borne gene from Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis encoding a 27,340 Mr insecticidal delta-endotoxin has been cloned on a bifunctional multicopy…”
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N-acetylgalactosamine on the putative insect receptor aminopeptidase N is recognised by a site on the domain III lectin-like fold of a Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal toxin by Burton, Sarah L, Ellar, David J, Li, Jade, Derbyshire, Dean J

“…Binding of the insecticidal Bacillus thuringiensisCry1Ac toxin to the putative receptor aminopeptidase N is specifically inhibited by N-acetylgalactosamine…”
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Structure of the mosquitocidal delta-endotoxin CytB from Bacillus thuringiensis sp. kyushuensis and implications for membrane pore formation by Li, J, Koni, P.A, Ellar, D.J

“…The delta-endotoxin CytB, found in parasporal inclusions of Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kyushuensis, is a membrane pore-forming protein which is lethal…”
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Heat-shock proteins during growth and sporulation of Bacillus subtilis by Todd, J.A., Hubbard, T.J.P., Travers, A.A., Ellar, D.J.

“…Four major heat-shock proteins (hsps) with apparent molecular masses of 84, 69, 32 and 22 kDa were detected in exponentially growing stationary phase and…”
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Molecular cloning of an insect aminopeptidase N that serves as a receptor for Bacillus thuringiensis CryIA(c) toxin by Knight, P.J.K. (University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.), Knowles, B.H, Ellar, D.J

“…The Bacillus thuringiensis CryIA(c) insecticidal delta-endotoxin binds to a 120-kDa glycoprotein receptor in the larval midgut epithelia of the susceptible…”
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An investigation of membrane fluidity changes during sporulation and germination of Bacillus megaterium K.M. measured by electron spin and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy by Stewart, G S, Eaton, M W, Johnstone, K, Barrett, M D, Ellar, D J

“…Changes in membrane and macromolecular fluidity which may accompany the differentiation processes of sporulation and germination in Bacillus megaterium K.M…”
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Intramolecular Proteolytic Cleavage ofBacillus thuringiensisCry3A δ-Endotoxin May Facilitate Its Coleopteran Toxicity by Carroll, J., Convents, D., Van Damme, J., Boets, A., Van Rie, J., Ellar, D.J.

“…The Cry3A δ-endotoxin protein inclusion synthesized byBacillus thuringiensissubsp.tenebrionisis soluble in alkaline and acid buffer solutions but the toxin…”
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Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac toxin interaction with Manduca sexta aminopeptidase N in a model membrane environment. [Erratum: Nov 1, 1998, v. 335 (pt.3), p. 711.] by Cooper, M.A, Carroll, J, Travis, E.R, Williams, D.H, Ellar, D.J

“…The Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac delta-endotoxin was shown to bind in a biphasic manner to Manduca sexta aminopeptidase N (APN) present in a novel model…”
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Isolation and characterization of brush border membrane vesicles from whole Aedes aegypti larvae by Abdul-Rauf, M, Ellar, D.J

“…Studies of the binding interactions of dipteranspecific Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxins are hindered by the lengthy midgut dissection procedure needed…”
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New Isolates of Bacillus thuringiensis for Control of Livestock Ectoparasites by Gough, J.M, Akhurst, R.J, Ellar, D.J, Kemp, D.H, Wijffels, G.L

“…Buffalo fly (Haematobia irritans exigua), sheep blowfly (Lucilia cuprina), and the sheep body louse (Bovicola ovis) are important pests of the Australian…”
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Expression of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cyt2Aa1 toxin in Pichia pastoris using a synthetic gene construct by Gurkan, C, Ellar, D.J

“…Bacillus thuringiensis delta-endotoxins are membrane-active, pore-forming proteins with highly specific insecticidal activities. In addition to a…”
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Biochemical characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis cytolytic delta-endotoxins by Koni, P.A, Ellar, D.J

“…The entomocidal delta-endotoxins CytA and CytB produced by Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) subspecies israelensis and kyushuensis respectively showed a similar…”
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Bacillus thuringiensis cytolytic toxin associates specificially with its synthetic helices A and C in the membrane bound state. Implications for the assembly of oligomeric transmembrane pores by Gazit, E, Burshtein, N, Ellar, D.J, Sawyer, T, Shai, Y

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