Intra-molecular salt bridge in Bacillus thuringiensis Cry4Ba toxin is involved in the stability of helix α-3 that is needed for oligomerization and insecticidal activity.

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Published in Appl Environ Microbiol on August 11, 2017

Authors

Sabino Pacheco1, Isabel Gómez1, Jorge Sánchez1, Blanca-Ines García-Gómez1, Mario Soberón1, Alejandra Bravo2

Author Affiliations

1: Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
2: Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico bravo@ibt.unam.mx.

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