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Cryo-EM structures of an insecticidal Bt toxin reveal its mechanism of action on the membrane

Insect pests are a major cause of crop losses worldwide, with an estimated economic cost of $470 billion annually. Biotechnological tools have been introduced to control such insects without the need for chemical pesticides; for instance, the development of transgenic plants harbouring genes encodin...

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Autores principales: Byrne, Matthew J., Iadanza, Matthew G., Perez, Marcos Arribas, Maskell, Daniel P., George, Rachel M., Hesketh, Emma L., Beales, Paul A., Zack, Marc D., Berry, Colin, Thompson, Rebecca F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8121907/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33990582
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23146-4