Search Results - "William J Moar"
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Bacillus thuringiensis chimeric proteins Cry1A.2 and Cry1B.2 to control soybean lepidopteran pests: New domain combinations enhance insecticidal spectrum of activity and novel receptor contributions
Published in PloS one (17-06-2021)“…Two new chimeric Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) proteins, Cry1A.2 and Cry1B.2, were constructed using specific domains, which provide insecticidal activity…”
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Characterizing the sublethal effects of SmartStax PRO dietary exposure on life history traits of the western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte
Published in PloS one (25-05-2022)“…The western corn rootworm (WCR), Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte, is an economically important pest of field corn (Zea mays L.) across the United States…”
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Safety assessment of Mpp75Aa1.1, a new ETX_MTX2 protein from Brevibacillus laterosporus that controls western corn rootworm
Published in PloS one (08-09-2022)“…The recently discovered insecticidal protein Mpp75Aa1.1 from Brevibacillus laterosporus is a member of the ETX_MTX family of beta-pore forming proteins…”
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Constitutive Activation of the Midgut Response to Bacillus thuringiensis in Bt-Resistant Spodoptera exigua
Published in PloS one (17-09-2010)“…Bacillus thuringiensis is the most effective microbial control agent for controlling numerous species from different insect orders. The main threat for the…”
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Association of Cry1Ac Toxin Resistance in Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) with Increased Alkaline Phosphatase Levels in the Midgut Lumen
Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology (01-08-2012)“…Classifications Services AEM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Production and Characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac-Resistant Cotton Bollworm Helicoverpa zea (Boddie)
Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology (01-01-2008)“…Laboratory-selected Bacillus thuringiensis-resistant colonies are important tools for elucidating B. thuringiensis resistance mechanisms. However, cotton…”
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Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ca-resistant Spodoptera exigua lacks expression of one of four Aminopeptidase N genes
Published in BMC genomics (24-06-2005)“…Insecticidal toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis bind to receptors on midgut epithelial cells of susceptible insect larvae. Aminopeptidases N (APNs) from…”
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Comparison and Validation of Methods To Quantify Cry1Ab Toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis for Standardization of Insect Bioassays
Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology (01-01-2008)“…Standardization of toxin preparations derived from Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner) used in laboratory bioassays is critical for accurately assessing possible…”
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Toxicity of Seven Bacillus thuringiensis Cry Proteins Against Cylas puncticollis and Cylas brunneus (Coleoptera: Brentidae) Using a Novel Artificial Diet
Published in Journal of economic entomology (01-08-2010)“…“Sweetpotato weevils” Cylas puncticollis (Boheman) and Cylas brunneus F. (Coleoptera: Brentidae) are the most important biological threat to sweetpotato,…”
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Control of Resistant Pink Bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella) by Transgenic Cotton That Produces Bacillus thuringiensis Toxin Cry2Ab
Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology (01-08-2002)“…Classifications Services AEM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Effects of SmartStax® and SmartStax® PRO maize on western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) larval feeding injury and adult life history parameters
Published in PloS one (10-07-2023)“…Field-evolved resistance of the western corn rootworm (WCR), Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte, to Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner (Bt) proteins Cry3Bb1…”
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Characterization of the spectrum of insecticidal activity of a double-stranded RNA with targeted activity against Western Corn Rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte)
Published in Transgenic research (01-12-2013)“…The sequence specificity of the endogenous RNA interference pathway allows targeted suppression of genes essential for insect survival and enables the…”
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Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Da_7 and Cry1B.868 Protein Interactions with Novel Receptors Allow Control of Resistant Fall Armyworms, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith)
Published in Applied and environmental microbiology (01-08-2019)“…Two new modified ( ) proteins, Cry1Da_7 and Cry1B.868, with activity against fall armyworms (FAW), (J.E. Smith), were evaluated for their potential to bind new…”
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Enhancing global food security by using bacterial proteins with improved safety profiles to control insect pests
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Exploring Lower Limits of Plant Elemental Defense by Cobalt, Copper, Nickel, and Zinc
Published in Journal of chemical ecology (01-05-2013)“…Elemental defense is a relatively newly recognized phenomenon in which plants use elements present in their tissue to reduce damage by herbivores or pathogens…”
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The structure/function of new insecticidal proteins and regulatory challenges for commercialization
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Pyramiding of insecticidal compounds for control of the cowpea bruchid (Callosobruchus maculatus F.)
Published in Pest management science (01-05-2007)“…The cowpea bruchid (Callosobruchus maculatus F.) (Chrysomelidae: Bruchini) is a major pest of stored cowpea grain. With limited available technologies for…”
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Transgenic chickpeas ( Cicer arietinum L.) expressing a sequence-modified cry2Aa gene
Published in Plant science (Limerick) (01-03-2010)“…A cry2Aa gene with a sequence-modified open reading frame encoding an insecticidal crystal protein from Bacillus thuringiensis was introduced into chickpea (…”
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The sequence, structural, and functional diversity within a protein family and implications for specificity and safety: The case for ETX_MTX2 insecticidal proteins
Published in Journal of invertebrate pathology (01-01-2017)“…[Display omitted] •Many ETX-MTX2 insecticidal proteins have a lengthy HOSU and consumption.•ETX_MTX2 domains are found in genes and proteins of commonly…”
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Plant science. The power of the pyramid
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