The insecticidal crystal protein Cry2Ab10 from Bacillus thuringiensis: cloning, expression, and structure simulation
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Crystal Structure of the N-terminal Domain of Ryanodine Receptor from Plutella xylostella
Published on: November 30, 2018
Yi Lin1, Guangwei Fang, Fuying Cai
1Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, HuaQiao University, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Fujian Province Universities, Quanzhou, Fujian, China. lyhxm@hqu.edu.cn
Biotechnology Letters
|November 2, 2007
Abstract:
The cry2Ab-type gene was cloned from Bacillus thuringiensis and designated as cry2Ab10. The recombinant Cry2Ab10 protein expressed in E. coli cells shows high toxicity against Plutella xylostella. The protein structure was constructed by homology modeling, and the receptor-binding sites were predicted by a molecular docking method.
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