Vip3C, a novel class of vegetative insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2012 Oct;78(19):7163-5. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01360-12. Epub 2012 Aug 3.

Abstract

Three vip3 genes were identified in two Bacillus thuringiensis Spanish collections. Sequence analysis revealed a novel Vip3 protein class (Vip3C). Preliminary bioassays of larvae from 10 different lepidopteran species indicated that Vip3Ca3 caused more than 70% mortality in four species after 10 days at 4 μg/cm(2).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacillus thuringiensis / genetics*
  • Bacillus thuringiensis / isolation & purification
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
  • Bacterial Proteins / toxicity
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Larva / drug effects
  • Lepidoptera / drug effects
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • Spain
  • Survival Analysis

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Vip3A protein, Bacillus thuringiensis

Associated data

  • GENBANK/HQ414238
  • GENBANK/HQ876489